Retroactive Reciprocal Suspension When Attorney Is Inactive and Not Practicing Case: The Mississippi Bar v. Andrew M. Newcomb (Miss. 2026-03-19) Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi (en banc)...
Excusable-Homicide Instruction Required When Evidence Supports Mississippi Code § 97-3-17—Intentional Push/Strike Is Not a Per Se Bar Introduction In Gibson v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Mar. 19,...
Hewitt v. TJM Properties, Inc.: No Standing or Construction-Lien Rights from Expired Redevelopment Expectations; Senior Foreclosure Extinguishes Subordinate Claims Introduction Hewitt v. TJM...
Youth-Court Restitution Orders Are Not Final and Require Interlocutory Review Under Mississippi Code § 43-21-651 1. Introduction In the Interest of R.H., A Minor (Miss. Mar. 19, 2026) arose from...
Randle v. Ivy: Preprimary Qualification Appeals Under § 23-15-961 Become Moot After Elections and Cannot Yield a Special Election Introduction Randle v. Ivy (Miss. Mar. 12, 2026) arises from a...
Vance v. State of Mississippi: Unholstered, Loaded Firearm Handling Can Justify a Culpable-Negligence Manslaughter Instruction; Lay “Abuse” Opinions Require First-Hand Knowledge 1. Introduction In...
Recent Annexation History and Unfinished Service Obligations Are Proper “Totality” Factors in Mississippi Annexation Reasonableness Review Case: In The Matter of The Enlarging, Extending and Defining...
Mississippi Adopts Evidentiary Limits on “Reptile Theory” Safety Appeals and Reaffirms New-Trial-Motion Preservation for Weight-of-the-Evidence Review I. Introduction Vickie Greer v. Michael C. Key...
Optional Nursing-Home Arbitration Clauses Are Not “Health-Care Decisions” a Surrogate May Make Under Mississippi’s Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act Case: Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,...
Goods v. State of Mississippi: Autopsy Photos Admissible When Manner of Death Is Disputed; Culpable-Negligence Instruction Not “Civil” If It First States the Criminal-Grade Standard I. Introduction...
Supreme Court Approval of Sixth Chancery District Local Rules Establishing Random E-Filing Case Assignment and Structured Motion-Day Practice I. Introduction In Re: Local Rules (Supreme Court of...
Eyewitness-and-Video Evidence Suffices to Uphold Murder and Aggravated-Assault Verdicts Despite No Recovered Weapon Introduction In Williams v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Jan. 29, 2026), the Supreme...
Pegues v. State of Mississippi: Prosecutorial Comment on “More Available” Family Witnesses, Plain-Error Limits, and “On or About” Proof in Constructive Firearm Possession Court: Supreme Court of...
Substantial-Evidence Deference to MSDH in CON Approval of a JV-CASF Despite Application Deficiencies and Competing Expert Testimony Introduction In Singing River Health System v. Mississippi State...
Wallace v. State of Mississippi: “Extreme Indifference” Language Does Not Create a Recklessness Defect When Indictment Alleges Intentional Aggravated Assault; Invited Error Bars...
Prosecutorial Comment Permitted When an Uncalled Witness Is More Available to the Defendant (Plain-Error Review Absent Objection) Introduction In Hollingsworth v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Jan. 8,...
No Waiver of State-Court Venue Objections When Removal Makes the Defense “Unavailable” Commentary on Benchmark Insurance Company, et al. v. Harris, Supreme Court of Mississippi (Dec. 11, 2025) I....
No Automatic Attorney’s Fees on Rule 41(a)(2) Dismissal With Prejudice: Busby v. Lamar and the Limits of Curative Conditions in Mississippi I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Mississippi’s decision...
Exclusive Chancery Jurisdiction over Adoptions and Appellate Limits on Remand: Commentary on In the Matter of L.L.T., K.D.T., E.V.T., and S.C.T.: Lesley Prince v. Mississippi Department of Child...
Noncompete Enforcement After Membership Buyout and Limits on Ambiguous Arbitration Clauses in LLC Operating Agreements Commentary on Robert C. Wiggins v. Southern Securities Group, LLC and Brandi...