Parsons v. Valdez: Qualified Immunity Turns on Arguable Probable Cause and Non‑Material Warrant-Affidavit Omissions 1. Introduction Parsons v. Valdez (5th Cir. July 14, 2026) arises from an unusual...
AEDPA Deference Upholding a Mirandized ICU Confession: No “Fruit,” No Seibert Two-Step, and Implied Waiver After Hospitalization 1. Introduction Case: Keller v. Cain, No. 25-70002 (5th Cir. July 14,...
ERISA Fiduciary-Misrepresentation Standing: “Mistaken Understanding” Alone Is Not an Article III Injury; Plaintiffs Must Prove Concrete Downstream Harm and Traceability 1. Introduction Guenther v. BP...
Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) Stipulation Automatically Ends a Desegregation Case and Strips District-Court Jurisdiction Absent Enumerated Exceptions Case: In re: School Board of Concordia Parish...
Rehabilitation Act Does Not Shield Disability-Related Harassment from University Discipline (and Federal-Funding Must Be Pleaded to Overcome Sovereign Immunity) 1. Introduction In Brantley v....
Conviction-Based Disarmament After Bruen: The Fifth Circuit Upholds 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) (Domestic-Violence Misdemeanants) as Historically Analogous to Surety and “Going Armed” Laws I. Introduction...
Probation Extensions as Actionable Title VII/§ 1981 Harm Post-Muldrow, and Off-Site Conduct with Workplace Consequences in Hostile-Environment Proof I. Introduction Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital (5th...
Rule 41 Stipulated Dismissal Ends a Desegregation Case Immediately—No “Public-Interest” Override; Mandamus Lies to Stop Post-Dismissal Proceedings 1. Introduction Sch Bd Concordia Prsh v. United...
Brown v. Burmaster: Causation Is Indispensable to Municipal Liability; Irreconcilable Special Verdicts Require a New Trial I. Introduction Brown v. Burmaster (5th Cir. July 14, 2026) arises from a...
Probable Cause for Disobeying a School Traffic Direction Defeats Both Fourth Amendment and Retaliatory-Arrest Claims; “Nieves” Exception Requires Objective, Contextual Comparators 1. Introduction...
Mixed-Motive Title VII Theory Must Be Properly Preserved; Undisputed Policy-Violation Investigation Defeats Pretext at Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In Loayza v. Whole Foods Market, the Fifth...
Grave-Risk Return Bar Under the Hague Convention Where Repatriation Would Expose a Child to a Parent’s Cartel Ties and Active Substance Addiction 1. Introduction Lozano v. Perez (5th Cir. July 9,...
Post-Accident Evidence, “Obvious Risk” to Trained Users, and Proof-Heavy Risk–Utility: Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Premises- and Products-Defect Claims Case: George v. SI Group (5th...
Interlocutory Appeal Bar: Partial Summary Judgment Foreclosing Only Permanent Injunctive Relief Is Appealable Under § 1292(a)(1) Only If Carson Is Satisfied 1. Introduction In Rey v. LCMC Health Care...
ADAAA Coverage Requires Evidence—No “Regulatory Presumption” of Disability from Stroke/Diabetes Without Substantial Limitation I. Introduction In Ester-Capers v. Walmart (5th Cir. July 8, 2026) (per...
Qualified Immunity for Split-Second Deadly Force Requires Near-Analogous Precedent When a Fleeing Felony-Warrant Suspect Retrieves and Holds an Unidentified Object Introduction In Searles v. City of...
Plain-Error Limits on Relief When a § 5K1.1 Motion Is Granted but the Sentence Remains Within the Original Guideline Range Introduction In United States v. Sealed (5th Cir. July 10, 2026) (per...
Broad “In Connection With” Application of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(c)(1)(A) and Mid-Range Bodily-Injury Enhancement for Multi-Gunshot Victims I. Introduction Case: United States v. Barber, No. 25-30430 (5th...
Rule 17(b)(3) Capacity and Louisiana Affidavit-Dissolution: A Dissolved Foreign LLC Cannot Sue in Texas, and Sealing Requires an On-the-Record Balancing Test I. Introduction Case: The Juneau Group,...
State “Expungements” Count Under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2(j) Unless Grounded in Innocence or Legal Error: Fifth Circuit Clarifies the “Underlying Rationale” Test Case: United States v. Payne (5th Cir. July...