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...
Private Accreditation as a Non-Delegative, Ascertainable Condition on Federal Student-Aid Eligibility Case: State of Florida v. Secretary, US Department of Education (11th Cir. July 6, 2026) Posture:...
All Parents Retain a Fundamental Right to Cohabit with Their Children; “Misconduct” Cannot Defundamentalize the Right (Strict Scrutiny Applies) 1. Introduction Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Cannot Substitute for the Maritime “Notice” Prerequisite in Cruise-Passenger Negligence Claims Case: Maurice Cunningham v. Carnival Cruise Line (11th Cir. July 6, 2026) (per curiam)...
Non-Exhaustion Dismissal Improper Where Prior EEO Materials Show Investigation and Untimeliness Is Not Apparent on the Pleadings I. Introduction In Rajesh Patel v. Secretary, Department of Veterans...
Consent-to-Sublease Nonwaiver and Proof-of-Harm Requirements: Default Determined by Contract Terms; Nominal Libel Damages Without Causation; Separate Appeal for Post-Judgment Fee Awards Case: IGNITE...
Submitting HOA Board Candidacy Materials Is Protected “Electoral” Speech Under Nevada Anti-SLAPP, but a Minimal-Merit Showing of Statutory Conflict-Disclosure Noncompliance Defeats Dismissal 1....
Lay Officer “Bullet-Placement” Opinions Allowed; Intent-to-Kill Opinions Stricken and Harmless if Evidence Is Overwhelming 1. Introduction In Gipson v. The State of Nevada (Supreme Court of Nevada,...
Acceptance of Liability Under a Municipal Traffic-Camera Ordinance Moots Later Declaratory/Injunctive Challenges, While Independent Tort Claims Survive Case: Ex parte City of Tuskegee et al. & Ex...
Spencer v. Vapor Technology Association — The TCA “Preservation Sandwich” Shields State ENDS Sales Restrictions (and Health-and-Safety Findings Can Justify Foreign-Origin Limits) at the...
Street-Defect Municipal Liability Requires Admissible, Defect-Specific Proof of Prior Notice Under § 11-47-190 Case: Ex parte City of Birmingham (In re: Demarco Stoudmire v. City of Birmingham),...
Due Process Requires a Bond Hearing Within 90 Days for Long-Resident “Applicants for Admission” Mandatorily Detained Under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) Angel v. Mullin (consolidated with Rodriguez and...
Fifth Circuit: Due Process Requires a Bond Hearing Within 90 Days for Long‑Term Interior Detainees Held Under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) Case: Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega (consolidated with Villegas...
Payment-Instruction Imposter Losses Turn on “Ordinary Care” Under Texas UCC § 3.404(d); Repeated Purchase Orders Do Not Create an Installment Contract Case: Progressive Laboratories v. Living Fuel...
Partial Mootness in Successive Revocations: Appeals Survive Only for Unpronounced Conditions that Later Trigger Revocation I. Introduction United States v. Kendall (5th Cir. July 2, 2026) addresses a...
Affirmative Waiver Forecloses Appellate Review of Career-Offender Status; Unexplained Urinalysis Testing Condition Is Not Plain Error When It Mirrors a Statutory Mandatory Condition 1. Introduction...
Rule 901 Authentication of Surveillance Video Through Digital-Forensics Testimony and Strict Raise-or-Waive Preservation I. Introduction In State v. Juan Rivera (R.I. July 3, 2026), the Supreme Court...
Due Process Requires a Bond Hearing Within 90 Days for Long‑Term Resident “Applicants for Admission” Mandatorily Detained Under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) 1. Introduction In a consolidated appeal...
Section 242 “Results From” Requires Both But-For and Proximate Cause—and a Jury Must Be Told So Case: United States of America v. Shronda Covington (No. 25-4282) & United States of America v. Tonya...