Eleventh Circuit: Failure-to-Train Liability Requires Pattern or Obvious Need; Unbriefed Claims Are Abandoned on Appeal I. Introduction Case: William P. Brown v. Sheriff, Hillsborough County Florida...
RLA Preclusion Is Accommodation-Specific: Odell Does Not Automatically Bar Vaccine-Mandate Accommodation Claims 1. Introduction In Andrew DesOrmeaux v. Kalitta Air, LLC (6th Cir. July 6, 2026)...
§ 3553(a)(6) Sentencing-Disparity Claims Require Comparator Evidence to Rebut the Presumption of Reasonableness for Within-Guidelines Sentences 1. Introduction In United States v. Pantoja-Hernandez...
Unincorporated Associations Are Suable “Persons” Under § 1985(3) and VRA § 11(b): Lippoldt Limited to § 1983 Introduction Case: Colorado Montana Wyoming State v. Smith (10th Cir. July 6, 2026)....
Protective Placement Appeals Are Not Moot When Statutory Cost Liability Persists Racine County v. R. P. L., 2026 WI 26 (Wis. July 7, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Wisconsin Author: Justice Susan M....
Rainwater Damage as an “Ensuing Loss” Under Construction-Defect Exclusions; Fungi Additional Coverage as an Exception to the Fungi Exclusion (Wisconsin) Introduction Case: Cincinnati Insurance...
Notice of Voting Eligibility Forms Are “Closed” Under § 54.75, and Public-Records Mandamus Turns Solely on Entitlement to the Record Case: Wisconsin Voter Alliance v. Kristina Secord (2026 WI 27) |...
Cost Liability as a Collateral Consequence Keeps Chapter 55 Protective-Placement Appeals Alive Despite Later Continuation Orders Introduction Racine County v. R.P.L. (2026 WI 26) sits at the...
“Controlled Substance” in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b) Means CSA-Only: Massachusetts “Cocaine” Convictions Not Predicates if They Cover Ioflupane I. Introduction In United States v. Rosado Maldonado (1st Cir....
First Circuit Rule: Career-Offender “Controlled Substance” Is Defined by Federal Schedules at Federal Sentencing (Not State Law and Not the Time of the Prior Conviction) I. Introduction In United...
Dormant Commerce Clause Bars Rhode Island from Enforcing Dealer-Protection Notice/Protest Rights to Block Out-of-State Dealerships 1. Introduction In Rhode Island Truck Ctr v. Daimler Trucks North...
Joint Named Insureds Are “One Insured” Under A.R.S. § 20-259.01(H) for UM/UIM Anti-Stacking Limits Introduction In STATE FARM v. BALZAN (Ariz. July 6, 2026), the Arizona Supreme Court resolved a...
Summary Affirmance for Non-Cogent Appellate Briefing Under W.R.A.P. 7.01 and 7.03 (Even When Represented by Counsel) 1. Introduction Joshua Michael Idler v. Ashley Nicole Idler, 2026 WY 71 (Wyo. July...
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....
ACCA Predicate Drug Offenses in Georgia: Incorporation of Federal Drug Schedules Defeats “Broader Cocaine Definition” Overbreadth Challenges 1. Introduction In United States v. Emory Austin Carter...
Corroborated Controlled Buys and Collective Knowledge Establish Probable Cause for Warrantless Public Arrest; Resentencing After § 2255 Remains De Novo with Discretionary Weight to Rehabilitation I....
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...