Puerto Rico Case Commentaries

Prehearing Discovery Is Discretionary in Colorado Condemnation (Immediate Possession) Proceedings Under C.R.C.P. 26 and 16

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Prehearing Discovery Is Discretionary in Colorado Condemnation (Immediate Possession) Proceedings Under C.R.C.P. 26 and 16 I. Introduction In re: Arrowhead v. Roxborough Park Foundation, 2026 CO 54...

People v. Carle (Gerle): Prior Consensual BDSM Evidence Is Irrelevant to Consent/Intent in Non-Sexual Assault Prosecutions Absent a Concrete Nexus

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Prior Consensual BDSM Evidence Is Irrelevant to Consent/Intent in Non-Sexual Assault Prosecutions Absent a Concrete Nexus Introduction In People v. Carle, 2026 CO 53, the Colorado Supreme Court...

Implied Presumption for In-State Placement and Separate “Good Cause” Findings Under § 46b-129 (j) (4)

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Implied Presumption for In-State Placement and Separate “Good Cause” Findings Under § 46b-129 (j) (4) Case: In re Dynastie D. (SC 21157) (Conn. June 17, 2026, officially released) Court: Supreme...

State v. Raeon A.: No Golding Review and No Plain Error for Daniel W. E. Delayed-Reporting Instruction Given Under Then-Governing Law

Date: Jun 24, 2026

State v. Raeon A.: No Golding Review and No Plain Error for Daniel W. E. Delayed-Reporting Instruction Given Under Then-Governing Law 1. Introduction In State v. Raeon A. (Conn. Sup. Ct., officially...

People v. Brazeal / People v. Lora: Individualized “Box 28” Search Conditions and Preservation of As-Applied Challenges to Probation Terms

Date: Jun 24, 2026

People v. Brazeal / People v. Lora: Individualized “Box 28” Search Conditions and Preservation of As-Applied Challenges to Probation Terms 1. Introduction In People v Brazeal and People v Lora, the...

Volokh v. James: Compliance with New York’s Hateful Conduct Law Requires Only a Content-Neutral Reporting Channel and Policy Broad Enough to Cover “Hateful Conduct,” Without Mandatory Responses or Explicit Statutory Labeling

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Volokh v. James: Compliance with New York’s Hateful Conduct Law Requires Only a Content-Neutral Reporting Channel and Policy Broad Enough to Cover “Hateful Conduct,” Without Mandatory Responses or...

Commercial Tenant’s Summary-Judgment Burden on Sidewalk Defects: No Duty/No Control Shifts Burden Absent Nonspeculative Evidence of Creation or Special-Use Causation

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Commercial Tenant’s Summary-Judgment Burden on Sidewalk Defects: No Duty/No Control Shifts Burden Absent Nonspeculative Evidence of Creation or Special-Use Causation 1. Introduction Fuentes v...

Leaving-the-Scene (Death/SBI) Remains Strict Liability; Prior Habitual-Criminal Scheme Upheld with Harmless-Error Review

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Leaving-the-Scene (Death/SBI) Remains Strict Liability; Prior Habitual-Criminal Scheme Upheld with Harmless-Error Review I. Introduction In Brown, Jason v. People, 2026 CO 51 (June 23, 2026), the...

Execution of a Crim. P. 41.1 Order Begins When a Reasonable Person Would Not Feel Free to Leave

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Execution of a Crim. P. 41.1 Order Begins When a Reasonable Person Would Not Feel Free to Leave Introduction In People v. Castro-Velasquez, Angel, 2026 CO 49 (June 23, 2026), the Colorado Supreme...

Timely Prosecutorial Motions to Reconsider Toll the 49-Day Appeal Deadline Under C.A.R. 4(b)(6)(A)

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Timely Prosecutorial Motions to Reconsider Toll the 49-Day Appeal Deadline Under C.A.R. 4(b)(6)(A) Introduction Case: People v. Jebe, 2026 CO 48 (Colo. June 23, 2026) Parties: The People of the State...

Curative Opportunity Defeats Plain-Error Due Process Claims in Wyoming Child-Protection Adjudications

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Curative Opportunity Defeats Plain-Error Due Process Claims in Wyoming Child-Protection Adjudications 1. Introduction In In the Interest Of: AC and BI, Minor Children, AI v. The State of Wyoming,...

Moore v. Mercy Med. Ctr. (2026-Ohio-2293) — Incorporated Expert Reports Become Sworn Evidence Triggering the Sham-Affidavit Rule

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Incorporated Expert Reports Become Sworn Evidence Triggering the Sham-Affidavit Rule (Ohio Civ.R. 56 / Civ.R. 26) 1. Introduction Moore v. Mercy Med. Ctr., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2293 is a...

Right-to-Record Statutes Do Not Extend to Police Stationhouses: Reyes v. City of New York (2026)

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Right-to-Record Statutes Do Not Extend to Police Stationhouses (Including Public Lobbies) Case: Reyes v City of New York, 2026 NY Slip Op 03914 (Ct App June 23, 2026) (Rivera, J.) Posture: Certified...

Labor Law § 220 Rights Are Implied in Public Works Contracts and Cannot Be Cut Down by Contractual One-Year Limitations

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Labor Law § 220 Rights Are Implied in Public Works Contracts and Cannot Be Cut Down by Contractual One-Year Limitations 1. Introduction In Walton v Comfort Sys. USA (Syracuse), Inc. (2026 NY Slip Op...

Colorado Adopts an Expanded Frow Rule: A Defaulting Defendant May Testify at a Codefendant’s Trial, and Inconsistent Default Judgments Must Yield to Merits Verdicts

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Colorado Adopts an Expanded Frow Rule: A Defaulting Defendant May Testify at a Codefendant’s Trial, and Inconsistent Default Judgments Must Yield to Merits Verdicts I. Introduction In J.B. v. MKBS,...

Limiting the Interrelated Contracts Doctrine and Preserving Fraudulent Inducement Claims from the Economic Loss Rule

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Limiting the Interrelated Contracts Doctrine and Preserving Fraudulent Inducement Claims from the Economic Loss Rule I. Introduction Veolia Water Techs. v. Antero Treatment LLC, 2026 CO 52 arises...

Brown v. People (2026 CO 51): Strict-Liability Leaving-the-Scene Felonies and Habitual-Criminal Adjudications Sustained Under Harmless-Error Review

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Brown v. People (2026 CO 51): Strict-Liability Leaving-the-Scene Felonies and Habitual-Criminal Adjudications Sustained Under Harmless-Error Review 1. Introduction In Brown v. People, 2026 CO 51, the...

Rule 41.1 Execution Begins at the “Not Free to Leave” Seizure Point, Triggering the Harris No‑Interrogation Bar

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Rule 41.1 Execution Begins at the “Not Free to Leave” Seizure Point, Triggering the Harris No‑Interrogation Bar I. Introduction In People v. Castro-Velasquez, 2026 CO 49, the Colorado Supreme Court...

People v. Fernandez: No Per Se Duty to Investigate Mental Health/Substance History Where Counsel Pursues a Reasonable Alternative Voluntariness Theory

Date: Jun 24, 2026

People v. Fernandez: No Per Se Duty to Investigate Mental Health/Substance History Where Counsel Pursues a Reasonable Alternative Voluntariness Theory 1. Introduction In People v Fernandez (2026 NY...

Sanctions for GenAI-Hallucinated Authority: Lawyers Must Cite-Check and Remain Candid to the Court

Date: Jun 24, 2026

Sanctions for GenAI-Hallucinated Authority: Lawyers Must Cite-Check and Remain Candid to the Court 1. Introduction Landberg v City of New York (2026 NY Slip Op 03935 [2d Dept June 23, 2026]) is an...