Medicare LCDs as Binding Standards in Criminal Health-Care Fraud: Commentary on United States v. Siefert & Ehn I. Introduction The Sixth Circuit’s published opinion in United States v. William...
United States v. Siefert & Ehn: Medicare Local Coverage Determinations, Overdose Evidence After Ruan, and Loss Calculations in Opioid‑Clinic Health‑Care Fraud I. Introduction In United States v....
Qualified Immunity for Government’s Outside Counsel: Commentary on James A. DeLanis v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County I. Introduction The Sixth Circuit’s published decision in...
Qualified Immunity for Outside Government Counsel and Retaliatory Client Pressure: Commentary on James A. DeLanis v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County I. Introduction This Sixth...
Judicial Review of “Extraordinary Circumstances” in VAWA Motions to Reopen: Commentary on Sarkisov v. Bondi (6th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction In Arsen Sarkisov v. Pamela Bondi, No. 23-3965 (6th Cir....
Houston v. Tanner: Clarifying “Facts Underlying the Claim” and Actual-Innocence Gateways in Successive Habeas Petitions I. Introduction This commentary examines the Sixth Circuit’s published decision...
Porter Smith v. Michigan Department of Corrections: Sixth Circuit Rejects a Private Retaliation Cause of Action Under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act I. Introduction In Porter Smith v. Michigan...
Fixing “Child” Status at the Immigration Judge’s Decision: The Sixth Circuit’s Post‑Loper Bright Approach to INA § 1229b(b)(1)(D) in Perez‑Perez v. Bondi I. Introduction In Roderico Filadelfo...
Affirmative Disclosure, Not Mere Plea: The Sixth Circuit Reaffirms the “Tell-All” Requirement for Safety‑Valve Relief Under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(5) I. Introduction In United States v. William Hartson,...
True‑but‑Selective Reports, Honest Belief, and Cat’s Paw Liability in ADA Retaliation: Commentary on Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. I. Introduction This published Sixth...
Emotional Distress Alone Is Not Irreparable Harm, and Asset Freezes Are Limited: A Commentary on Shangrila Partnership v. Lemos I. Introduction A. The Dispute in Context This case arises from a...
Snitch-Shaming on Social Media as Obstruction of Justice: United States v. Heard and the Reach of U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 I. Introduction In United States v. Bradley Scott Heard, No. 24‑1778 (6th Cir. Nov....
United States v. Barnett: Intertwined § 3553(a) Analysis as Adequate Explanation for Consecutive Federal Sentences I. Introduction In United States v. Chase Allen Barnett, the United States Court of...
Seriousness of the Offense and Guideline Disparities as a “Sound Reason” to Reject Rule 11(c)(1)(C) Plea Agreements: Commentary on United States v. Lanier (6th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction In United...
Good-Faith Reliance and the “Minimal Nexus” Standard for Cell Phone Warrants in the Sixth Circuit: Commentary on United States v. Jameel Anthony Dion Tanzil I. Introduction United States v. Tanzil,...
United States v. Black: Oral AVAA Restitution, Mislabelled Written Judgments, and Plain-Error Review of Child-Pornography Restitution I. Introduction In United States v. Richard Roy Black, No....
No Property Interest in Zoning‑Violative Uses and No Fourth Amendment Seizure from Stop‑Work Orders: A Comprehensive Commentary on Lamb v. Crofoot I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Sixth...
Observed Trash Pulls, Digital Evidence, and the Nexus Requirement: A Commentary on United States v. Hawkins (6th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction United States v. Shedrick Hawkins, No. 24-3839 (6th Cir....
Totality of Circumstances and Second Volleys of Deadly Force: Romero v. City of Lansing and the Limits of Qualified Immunity at the Pleading Stage I. Introduction In Ashly Romero v. City of Lansing,...
Deliberate Indifference, SACWIS Records, and State‑Created Danger: The Sixth Circuit’s Refinement of Social Worker Liability in R.S. v. Lucas County Children Services I. Introduction This commentary...