Barnett v. Raoul: Assault-Weapon and Large-Capacity Magazine Bans Upheld Under Bruen’s “Principles of Regulatory Tradition” and Salerno Facial-Challenge Limits 1. Introduction Caleb Barnett v. Kwame...
Ambiguous Delay-Notice Subcontract Clauses Require a Jury; Prior Damages Verdict Stands When Separable from Retrial of Liability 1. Introduction Boldt Company v. Black & Veatch Construction, Inc....
Ambiguous Delay-Notice Clauses Require a Jury, and a Prior Damages Verdict May Stand on Remand if Separable Case: The Boldt Company v. Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. Court: United States Court of...
Seventh Circuit: Pretextual Commercial-Truck “Administrative Inspections” Violate the Fourth Amendment; No Good-Faith Safe Harbor for Tip-Driven K9 Stops Case: United States v. Ausencio Martinez, No....
Harmless-Error Affirmance of Supervised-Release Revocation Despite Missing Rule 32.1 Interest-of-Justice Balancing, and No FRE 901 Authentication Requirement 1. Introduction In United States v....
Denial-of-Access-to-Courts Claims Require Standing to Pursue (and Benefit From) the Underlying Wrongful-Death Action I. Introduction Case: Vicki Stewart v. Jason Derbort, No. 25-2651 (7th Cir. July...
Equitable Tolling for § 1252(b)(1) After Riley When Petitioners Relied on Binding Circuit Precedent; Reinstatement Orders Remain Reviewable Final Orders Commentary on E.E.V. and M.C.C.-G. v. Todd W....
Speculation and Missing Logbook Entries Do Not Create a Trial-Worthy Dispute in Prison Medical-Care Cases Introduction In Quentin Taylor v. Dennis Reagle (7th Cir. July 6, 2026), Indiana prisoner...
Equitable Tolling for § 1252(b)(1) After Riley and Continued Reviewability of Reinstatement Orders I. Introduction In M. C. C.-G. v. Todd W. Blanche (consolidated with a companion petition by...
Jurisdictional Bar to Reweighing Evidence in I-751 Good-Faith Marriage Waiver Denials; Statutory “Reasonable Opportunity” Requires Prejudice I. Introduction In Thanh Thao Le Nguyen v. Todd W. Blanche...
Routine Manual Border Searches of Cell Phones Require No Warrant or Individualized Suspicion Introduction In United States v. Daniel Eta (7th Cir. July 6, 2026), the Seventh Circuit addressed whether...
Harmless Error for Misapplied § 404.1520c Medical-Opinion Factors When Only One Potential “Marked” Mental Limitation Would Not Change Disability Outcome Introduction Dimitrios Liapis v. Frank...
Unambiguous “Southern District Only” Plea Clauses Limit Non‑Prosecution Promises to the Drafting U.S. Attorney’s Office Introduction In United States v. Babajide Adefusi (7th Cir. July 2, 2026), the...
Section 2 Liability After Louisiana v. Callais Requires a Strong Inference of Intentional Discrimination: Missouri Plan Challenge Rejected Case: City of Hammond v. Lake County Board of Elections (7th...
§922(g)(4) After Rahimi and Hemani: As-Applied Validity Turns on Current Dangerousness and an Evidentiary Record Case: United States v. Jonathan S. Rose (7th Cir. July 2, 2026) Panel: Easterbrook,...
Rule 16(b)(1)(A) Defense Production May Support Rule 901(b)(4) Authentication Without Violating the Right to Testify I. Introduction In United States v. Luisito Espanola (7th Cir. July 1, 2026), the...
Performance-Based Violence by Sports Hooligans Lacks “Nexus” to Asylum Protected Grounds; New Social Group Theories Must Be Raised Before the IJ Case: Bojan Andric v. Todd W. Blanche, No. 25-1448...
Rule 12 Forfeiture Bars Post‑Trial “Prolonged Stop” Suppression Theories; Certified Dog Alerts Supply Probable Cause Despite No Drugs Found Case: United States v. Deangelo Banks Court: U.S. Court of...
Emergency-Room Care for Prisoners: Contractual Service Does Not Automatically Create § 1983 State Action, and EMTALA Requires Patient-Specific Proof of an Unstabilized Emergency Case: Victor Thomas...
Forum Non Conveniens Permitted Despite Assumed Extraterritorial TVPA Civil Remedy; Punitive-Damages-Only Relief Can Make a Foreign Forum “Adequate” Case: Scarlett Pavlovich v. Neil Gaiman (7th Cir....