Prejudice Required for Guilty-Plea Ineffectiveness Claims Despite Alleged Discovery Withholding or Failure to Advise of Term-of-Court Plea Withdrawal 1. Introduction In Orsborn, Warden v. Long...
Reynolds v. State: Harmless-Error Affirmance When Expert Is Barred from “Motive/Plan/Concealment” Labels but Gives Substantively Equivalent Insanity Testimony 1. Introduction In Reynolds v. State...
State v. Downing: Physical Evidence Is Not “Fruit” of a Miranda Violation Absent an Involuntary (Coerced) Statement Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date: September 9, 2026 | Posture: State appeal...
Williams v. State: No Sua Sponte Limiting Instruction for Felon-Status Proof Absent Request; Victim’s Contemporaneous Naming of Shooter Admissible as Present Sense Impression 1. Introduction In...
“Next General Election” in Neb. Const. art. XI, § 4 Means the Next Regular Election—Including the Statewide General Election—Enforceable by Mandamus Case: State ex rel. Hilgers v. Weber, 322 Neb. 227...
Finality Triggered by Dismissal of Remaining Claims: Appeal Clock Runs When the Case Is No Longer Pending Below Case: NEELY v. PARSELL (Supreme Court of Georgia, Sept. 9, 2026) Posture: Writ of...
Constructive Knowledge Rejected: Actual Knowledge Required to Knowingly Consent to Magistrate-Judge Jurisdiction When an Undisclosed Close Friendship Exists 1. Introduction Case: IFG Port Holdings,...
Recorded LLC Filings Alone Do Not Start the Limitations Clock When Fiduciary Concealment and Conflicting Tax Records Support Discovery-Rule Tolling Introduction In Hudson Revocable Trust v. Freedom...
Therapist-Driven Suspension of Parent-Child Visitation May Still Satisfy “Reasonable Efforts”; Ineffective-Assistance Claims Require a Showing of Prejudice in Montana TPR Appeals Introduction Matter...
Untimely Guilty-Plea Withdrawal in Montana Requires an Evidence-Supported Innocence Claim—Suppression and Non-Innocence IAC Theories Do Not Trigger the Miscarriage-of-Justice Exception 1....
New Political Party Nominees Are Governed by § 32-621, Not Disqualified by § 32-616(1) Case: Nebraska Democratic Party v. Evnen, 322 Neb. 217 (Sept. 8, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska...
Safety-Valve Eligibility Requires Independent Judicial Factfinding (Not a Jury Verdict), but Deference Error May Be Harmless Case: United States v. Roxanna Flores-Alvarado (11th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)...
CGIA Emergency-Vehicle Immunity Turns on a Disjunctive “Lights-or-Siren” Showing, and the District Court Must Find Whether the Siren Was Used 1. Introduction Murphy v. Marlow (10th Cir. Sept. 8,...
Open-Air Canine Sniffs of Vehicles Are Not Fourth Amendment “Searches” Despite Potentially Lawful Odors; Pre-Contact Alert Supplies Probable Cause for Any Trespassory Sniff I. Introduction In United...
No ADA/Section 504 Requirement for an IDEA-Style Manifestation Determination Before Denying Transfer Reenrollment; Title IX Claim Waived When Omitted from Statement of Claims I. Introduction E.W. v....
Unpublished Fifth Circuit: Under Lindke, a Legislator’s Social-Media Blocking Is Not “State Action” Absent Written Law or Force-of-Law Custom Authorizing Speech for the State I. Introduction Case:...
Grades Are Not Dispositive Under IDEA: Separate Core Instruction Permitted When Extensive Supports Still Fail to Deliver Meaningful Progress in the Least Restrictive Environment 1. Introduction W.H....
Delaware Reaffirms Bridgeville Intermediate Scrutiny for Article I, § 20 and Declines Bruen’s History-and-Tradition Test I. Introduction Case: Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security v....
Hoskin v. Wall: Rule 52(c) Bench-Trial Judgment on Partial Findings Requires Admissible Proof, Preserved Evidentiary Error, and Cohesive Appellate Briefing Nonprecedential posture. The Court...
Reaffirmation of Little/Johnston: Appellate Courts Must Review Contested Evidence In Camera Before Assessing Exculpatory Value in Post-Conviction Litigation Case: Mathis v. State, 2026 MT 211 (Mont....