Payday Lenders and Check-Cashing Businesses Qualify as “Financial Institutions” Under U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(1) by Plain Meaning Case: United States v. Imari Glover (6th Cir. Feb. 17, 2026) | Court:...
Firearm Possession “in Connection With” Money Laundering Bars Retroactive § 4C1.1 Zero-Point Offender Relief Case: United States v. Tawsif Mohammed Tajwar Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Romero v. City of Lansing: Deadly-Force Claims May Proceed Past the Pleading Stage When a Second Volley Follows an Initial Incapacitation Under Barnes’s Totality-of-the-Circumstances Rule I....
Six-to-Seven-Year Age Gap Falls in the “Zone of Discretion” and Requires Other Evidence to Show a “Significantly Younger” Replacement Case: Mark Yacko v. General Motors Co. (6th Cir. Feb. 12, 2026)...
“Bodily Injury” Restitution Under 18 U.S.C. § 3663: Purely Psychological Harm Is Insufficient, but Physical Manifestations of Emotional Harm Qualify Case: United States v. Amanda Hovanec (with Anita...
Body-/Dash-Cam Evidence May Defeat Implausible Pleadings at the Motion-to-Dismiss Stage; Selective-Prosecution Requires a Comparator and Swierkiewicz Does Not Excuse It 1. Introduction In Dakarai...
Sixth Circuit: Prompt, Good-Faith Anti-Harassment Response and Honest-Belief Job-Refusal Rationale Defeat Hostile-Environment and Retaliation Claims Case: Kevin Hamm v. Pullman SST, Inc. Court: Court...
Ohio UCC § 1302.65(C)(1) Notice of Breach: “Troublesome Transaction” Notice Suffices; Contractual Writing Clauses Don’t Displace Statute Absent Clear Breach-Notice Term Case: Eaton Corp. v. Angstrom...
Section 264 “Inspection” Authority Encompasses Dog Microchip and Minimum-Age Import Requirements Introduction In U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Found. v. CDC (6th Cir. Feb. 13, 2026), the Sixth Circuit...
“Bodily Injury” Restitution Under 18 U.S.C. § 3663: Mental Harm Alone Is Insufficient, But Physical Manifestations of Mental Harm Qualify Case: United States v. Anita Green (with codefendant appeal...
United States v. Green: “Bodily Injury” in VWPA Restitution Excludes Pure Psychological Harm but Includes Physical Manifestations of Trauma I. Introduction Case: United States v. Anita Green...
Henry v. Blank: Estates Cannot Assert § 1983 Equal-Protection Claims Based on Discrimination Directed at Other Victims (Prudential Third-Party Standing Bar) 1. Introduction In McCord Henry v. Martin...
Plausible-Facts Pleading Required for Monell Liability, Individual Supervisory Liability, and Kentucky “Severe Emotional Distress” Torts Introduction In Avery Chick v. Taylor County, Ky. Fiscal Court...
Borns v. Chrisman: Michigan Postconviction Motions “Filed” on Clerk Receipt; No Retroactive Prison-Mailbox Tolling Under AEDPA I. Introduction Clarence Borns v. Troy Chrisman (Sixth Cir. Feb. 11,...
Section 504 Child-Find Is Not Strict Liability: Plaintiffs Must Prove Discrimination (and IDEA Allows Reasonable Monitoring Before Reevaluation) I. Introduction In G. E. v. Williamson Cnty. Bd. of...
Sentence-Four SSA Remands Require a Merits Judgment Explicitly Affirming, Modifying, or Reversing the ALJ Decision Introduction In Pamela J. Follen v. Commr of Soc. Sec. (6th Cir. Feb. 11, 2026), the...
Conversion Ends the Chapter 13 “Absolute” Dismissal Right Upon Entry, and Rule 60(b) Cannot Revive an Untimely Challenge to the Conversion/Dismissal Sequence Introduction In Thomas William O’Hara v....
FLSA Retaliation: A Real Budget Shortfall Still Creates a Jury Issue When the Employer’s Own Decisionmaker Disclaims It as the Actual Motive Introduction In Anthony Warren v. Chester County,...
Qualified Immunity for Tasering a Gasoline-Soaked Suspect When Officers Reasonably Believe an Ignition Source Is Present; Indictment Presumption Not Rebutted by Grand-Jury Testimony Alone I....
United States v. Tyrique Davis: Post-2024 §2B1.1 “Loss” Is Guideline Text, and Large Upward Variances May Rest on Similarity/Recency of Prior Crimes Beyond Criminal-History Scoring I. Introduction In...