Pyramid Schemes Are, by Definition, Federal Schemes to Defraud & Hybrid MLM Investments Can Be “Securities” — Detailed Commentary on United States v. Doyce Barnes, 84 F.4th ___ (6th Cir. 2025)...
Pyramid Schemes as Per-Se Mail Fraud & “Passive-Income” Packages as Securities: Commentary on United States v. Faraday Hosseinipour, 82 F.4th 921 (6th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction United States v....
United States v. Faraday Hosseinipour – The Sixth Circuit Clarifies that “Pyramid Schemes” Are Not a Separate Federal Crime but Simply One Variety of Mail- or Securities-Fraud Conspiracy Introduction...
United States v. Maike Sixth Circuit Clarifies that Pyramid Schemes Are Per Se Mail-Fraud “Schemes to Defraud” and That High-Tier MLM Packages Qualify as Securities 1. Introduction This consolidated...
United States v. Maike: Pyramid Schemes as Per-Se Mail Fraud & “Emperor” Packages as Securities 1. Introduction United States v. Richard Maike, Nos. 22-6114/6121/23-5029/5560/5561/5563 (6th Cir....
Anonymous Retention of Newborn Blood Spots Not a Constitutional Violation: Sixth Circuit Defines Limits of Parental Due Process and Fourth-Amendment Rights Introduction In Adam Kanuszewski v....
“Minimal-Explanation Suffices” – The Sixth Circuit’s Clarification on Consecutive Revocation Sentences in United States v. Daniel Lamor Major Introduction The Sixth Circuit’s unpublished opinion in...
District-Court Discretion and the Minimal-Explanation Standard in Post-Amendment 821 Sentence-Reduction Motions A Commentary on United States v. Paul Turner, 24-4011 (6th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction...
“Timely Medication as a Clearly-Established Right” – Detailed Commentary on Dennis Wiertella v. Lake County, Ohio (6th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In Dennis Wiertella v. Lake County, Ohio, the United...
Porter v. Jackson Township: Sixth Circuit Clarifies the “Honest-Belief” Rule in FMLA Retaliation Litigation 1. Introduction Shawn Porter, a nine-year employee of the Jackson Township Highway...
Reaffirming the “Crime-of-Violence” Status of Kentucky Assault under Extreme Emotional Disturbance: United States v. Joshua Delmare Habern Introduction In United States v. Joshua Delmare Habern, the...
“Model or Miss the Boat” – Sixth Circuit Requires Site-Specific Hydrologic Modeling and Full Rule 26 Compliance for Flood-Causation Experts Introduction In Eugene Baker v. Blackhawk Mining, LLC, No....
Martinez v. Wayne County (2025): Sixth Circuit Defines the Outer Boundary of Next-of-Kin Due-Process Rights over Naturally Decomposed Remains Introduction In Luis Antonio Martinez, Sr. v. Wayne...
United States v. Edwin Tavarez – A New Framework for Early Termination of Supervised Release in the Sixth Circuit Introduction In United States v. Edwin Tavarez, No. 23-3666 (6th Cir. 2025), the...
“Disclosure, Not Suppression” – Sixth Circuit Clarifies Party Speech Rules in Boone County Republican Party v. Wallace 1. Introduction The Sixth Circuit’s order in Boone County Republican Party...
The Sixth Circuit’s “Retention-as-Infringement” Doctrine: Post-Seizure Holding of Lawfully-Owned Firearms Implicates the Second Amendment and the Takings Clause Introduction In Gerald Novak; Adam...
Server Location Alone Does Not Create Specific Personal Jurisdiction: Robert Carbone v. Wulf Kaal, 25a0161p.06 (6th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In Robert Carbone v. Wulf Kaal, the U.S. Court of...
United States v. Bowman: Clerical Errors Do Not Pierce the Presumption of Validity—Re-calibrating the Threshold for Franks Hearings in the Sixth Circuit Introduction In United States v. Christopher...
Gardner v. Flagstar: Sixth Circuit Rejects “Failure-to-Read” Defense and Requires Jury Trial When Bank-Fee Contracts Are Ambiguous 1. Introduction In Veronica Gardner v. Flagstar Bank, FSB, No....
“No Relation-Back” Deportation: Sixth Circuit Holds §1227(a)(2)(E)(i) Inapplicable to Crimes Committed while an Alien Was a Naturalized Citizen 1. Introduction In Elfido Gonzalez Castillo v. Pamela...