Rule 908’s Mandatory Hearing Requirement in Concession-of-Error PCRA Cases, and Constitutional Limits on Court-Created OAG Intervention Introduction Commonwealth v. Brown (Pa. June 16, 2026) arises...
No Clearly Established Due-Process Bar to Familial, Non-Eyewitness Surveillance Identifications; Brady Materiality and Malicious-Prosecution Probable Cause Must Be Plausibly Shown I. Introduction...
NetChoice, LLC v. Yost: No Third-Party Standing for Platforms to Litigate Minors’ Speech Rights; Ohio’s Parental-Consent Social-Media Contracting Law Survives Facial Strict-Scrutiny and Vagueness...
Monell Liability and Qualified Immunity Turn on Disputed “Emergency” Facts in Municipal Demolitions Case: Levin, Vodka Properties LLC v. City of Buffalo (2d Cir. June 18, 2026) Court: United States...
District Courts May Dismiss (Without Prejudice) for Failure to Sever Misjoined Prisoner Claims After Clear Warning 1. Introduction In Michael Gordon v. Ronnie Weems (11th Cir. June 17, 2026)...
Futility and Pre-Filing Restrictions: Frivolity Dismissal of Pro Se § 1983 Claims Arising from Child-Custody Proceedings 1. Introduction In Tamika Seay v. Andrea Jo Anne David Vega (11th Cir. June...
No Texas Due-Process Property Interest in Short-Term Leasing; Short-Term Rental Zoning Bans in Residential Districts Survive Rational-Basis Review 1. Introduction Case: Marfil v. City of New...
Third Circuit Narrows APA Review of Park-Service “Exhibit Decisions” and Limits § 407n Mutual-Agreement Rights to Independence Square 1. Introduction City of Philadelphia v. Secretary U.S. Department...
FRSA Retaliation Requires Decisionmaker (or Influencer) Knowledge of Protected Activity 1. Introduction In Jodi Asay v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals...
Acceptance of a Binding Appraisal Award (and Failure to Timely Challenge It) Ratifies the Loss Amount and Bars Further Coverage and Duplicative Tort Claims 1. Introduction In Young v. State Farm Fire...
Revocation Imprisonment Under § 3583(e)(3) Is Capped by Felony Class, Not the Underlying Statutory Maximum—and a Later Revocation Does Not Moot a Prior Revocation Appeal Introduction In United States...
No Plain Tapia Error Where Treatment Rationale Is Intertwined with Public Safety and No Objection Preserves the Issue; “Jurisdiction” Mislabeling Cannot Cure Forfeiture Case: United States v....
Issue-by-Issue Exhaustion and Social-Distinction Proof: Limits on “Loan Shark” Particular Social Groups 1. Introduction In Sushilaben Patel v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir. June...
Change-in-Law Alone Does Not Reopen Closed Habeas Judgments Under Rule 60(b)(6) Absent Properly Presented Extraordinary Equities Case: Jafarnia Williams v. Superintendent Rockview SCI, No. 23-1306...
Professional-Discipline Plaintiffs Cannot Proceed as “Roe” Absent Specific, Exceptional Proof Overcoming the Presumption of Open Courts 1. Introduction In Roe v. Colorado Judicial Department (10th...
Alves-Pains v. Blanche: Reconsideration Requires Specific Error; PSG Membership Must Be Proven, and “Perceived” Family PSGs Fail Particularity 1. Introduction In Alves-Pains v. Blanche (1st Cir. June...
Post-Removal Hair Follicle Tests Are Relevant at Neglect Adjudication When They Encompass the Petition Date 1. Introduction Case: In the Interest Of: AC and BI, Minor Children, JC v. The State of...
Seventh Circuit: Below-Guidelines Sentences Satisfy § 3553(a)(6), and “Risk-Notification” Supervised-Release Conditions Must Be Specifically Defined I. Introduction In United States v. Daniel Quiggle...
Upholding a Residence-Based Animal-Contact Ban as a Tailored Special Condition of Supervised Release 1. Introduction In United States v. Emily Sahara Lau (11th Cir. 2026-06-17) (unpublished), the...
Equitable Tolling of the 90-Day Motion-to-Reopen Deadline Requires Explained, Continuous Reasonable Diligence—Later “Urgency” After a Removal Notice Is Too Late I. Introduction In Oscar Garcia-Islas...