AEDPA Deference and “Intent” Instructions: No Due Process Violation Where the Charge as a Whole Requires Specific Intent to Kill Case: Timothy Boyle v. Warden, Holman CF Court: United States Court of...
Termination of Parental Rights Requires Child-Specific Allegations and Adjudication; Neglect of One Child Is Not Automatically Imputed to Siblings 1. Introduction Case: In re M.D., D.M., and A.M....
Failure to Acknowledge Abuse Makes a Post‑Adjudicatory Improvement Period Futile: Denial and Termination Affirmed Amid Ongoing Domestic Violence and Methamphetamine Use 1. Introduction In In re K.S....
Evidence Is Not “Outside the Adjudication” When It Bears on the Adjudicated Neglect Condition (and Improvement Periods May Be Denied for Non-Acknowledgment) 1. Introduction In In re C.B.-1, R.B.,...
Michigan Clarifies Feezel: Victim BAC Is Admissible When Combined with Other Conduct It Tends to Prove Gross Negligence and a Superseding Cause I. Introduction People of Michigan v. Michael Marc...
State v. Miles: Case-Specific Facial Recognition Discovery and a Deferred, Burden-Shifting Path to Proprietary Source Code Case: State v. Tybear Miles (A-41-24) (090275) Court: Supreme Court of New...
Defense Summary Judgment Denied Where Expert Opinions Ignore Record Evidence and Where PHL § 2801-d Requires Proof of No Deprivation of Resident Rights (Pressure-Ulcer Care) 1. Introduction Balgobin...
Medical Board Must Address Treating-Physician Evidence and Actual Job-Duty Demands When Denying WTC Physical Disability; No Article 78 Attorneys’ Fees Absent Authority 1. Introduction Matter of...
Prohibition Unavailable to Collaterally Review CPL 245.80 Evidence-Preclusion Sanctions Within Trial-Court Authority I. Introduction Matter of Rocah v McCarthy (2026 NY Slip Op 03967 [2d Dept June...
People v Bryant: Equivocal “Casing” Observations Plus Flight Do Not Create Reasonable Suspicion for Pursuit; Evidence and Statements Suppressed as Fruits of Unlawful Pursuit 1. Introduction In People...
State v. Kujawa (2026 S.D. 41): Rule 609 Impeachment Requires “Essential Facts” (Name/Nature and Date) and Rejects Blanket “Unnamed Felony” Limits Introduction In State v. Kujawa, the South Dakota...
South Dakota Cannot Exercise Concurrent Criminal Jurisdiction on Nebraska Side of Missouri River Absent a Reciprocal Nebraska Act or Compact Introduction State v. Ogden, 2026 S.D. 40 (S.D. June 24,...
In re A.C.: No Authority to Reinstate a Terminated Improvement Period; Noncompliance Supports Termination and Final Disposition 1. Introduction Case: In re A.C., Supreme Court of Appeals of West...
Summary Dispositions Reinforce Olentangy Local’s Control Over School-District Valuation Appeals and Demand Strict Statutory Compliance in Original Actions Introduction This “Case Announcements” entry...
Tulino v. Raza: Renewal Requires a Reasonable Justification and Reargument Orders Supersede Prior Discovery-Sanction Orders Case: Tulino v Raza, 2026 NY Slip Op 03998 (App Div, 2d Dept, June 24,...
Griffith v. MetroPlus Health Plan, Inc.: Audit-Based Termination as a Legitimate Nondiscriminatory Reason; “Office Space” Complaints Not Protected Activity Under NYSHRL/NYCHRL 1. Introduction In...
Rule 41(a)(2) Voluntary Dismissals: “With Prejudice” Requires a Finding of Plain Legal Prejudice Beyond a Second Lawsuit 1. Introduction In Timothy Hall v. Phillis Gail Ensor, Thomas Beach, III,...
Dispositional Orders Must Expressly Decide Post-Termination Visitation Motions and, If Granted, Set a Concrete Plan (Not Left to Placement Discretion) Case: In re A.G. and A.W.-1 Court: Supreme Court...
Post-Dispositional Improvement Period Requires a Substantial Post-Adjudicatory Change; Serious Safety Violations and Dishonesty Support Termination Without Less Restrictive Alternatives 1....
Statewide Summary Affirmance of “Cases Held” in School-District BOR Litigation Under Olentangy (2026-Ohio-1963) (and Marysville (2024-Ohio-3323) for Bedford) Case: In re Cases Held for Olentangy...