Pretrial Sixth Amendment Waiver Defects Are Not Per Se Structural When Cured Before Trial (Abrogating State v. Jones Under State v. Cantu) 1. Introduction Case: State v. Allen (Supreme Court of...
Arkansas Adopts Proportional Discovery and Discovery-Specific Certification (Rule 26(g)) While Clarifying Rule 11’s Reach Over Discovery Motions 1. Introduction In In RE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT...
Delivery Pallets Are Not “Integral Parts” of Food Products for Arkansas’s Sales-for-Resale Exemption 1. Introduction In Tyson Chicken, Inc.; Tyson Mexican Original, Inc.; Abnd Tyson Poultry Inc. v....
Mandamus-Ordered MEPA Review Will Not Be Stayed Absent Concrete Mootness/Irreparable Harm Showing 1. Introduction Case: American Prairie v. MT DNRC (Mont. Sup. Ct., Order dated 2026-06-04). Parties:...
18 U.S.C. § 1589 Reaches Counties: Civil Immigration Detainee Labor Cannot Be Coerced by Solitary Confinement Introduction In Aleksey Ruderman v. Kenosha County, Wisconsin, et al. (7th Cir. June 5,...
Compassionate Release in the Eleventh Circuit: Denial May Rest Solely on § 3553(a) Without Reaching “Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons” I. Introduction United States v. Jean Henry (11th Cir. June...
Seventh Circuit: No Qualified First Amendment Right for Press or Public to Witness State Executions Absent Historical Openness I. Introduction Associated Press, et al. v. Ron Neal and Lloyd Arnold...
Arbitration and Delegation Fail for Lack of Mutual Assent When They Require Application of Nonexistent (and Unilaterally Inventable) Tribal Contract Law I. Introduction In Joshua Harris v. W6LS,...
Mandamus in Criminal Subpoena Disputes: “Special Loss” and Record-Preservation Assurances as a Basis to Decline Extraordinary Relief 1. Introduction State v. Ayon-Urbano, 375 Or 376 (2026), is an...
Prospective-Relief Challenges to an Uninvalidated Conviction Are Barred by Article III Standing Limits and Heck, Making Amendment Futile Under § 1915(e)(2)(B) 1. Introduction In Michael Townes v....
PPP Fraud Sentencing: Loss “Detection” Occurs When the Lending Bank Flags/Feezes Accounts; Co‑Conspirator PPP Loans and SBA Fees Are Attributable for Loss and Restitution 1. Introduction In United...
Improper Jury Communications in New Mexico: Rule 5-612(D)(3) Does Not Excuse Defendant’s Absence, and Presumed Prejudice Is Rebutted When the Court Merely Refers Jurors Back to Existing Instructions...
Adam Walsh Act “No-Risk” Determinations Are Unreviewable in Both Outcome and Method; Constitutional/Legal Challenges Are Channeled to Removal Petitions for Review I. Introduction Anqi Liu v....
OEC 601 Competency Is Witness-Wide: Courts May Not Exclude Testimony on a Specific Fact Based on Memory Quality I. Introduction State v. Benton, 375 Or 334 (Or 2026), arises from a homicide...
Gang-Rivalry Motive Evidence Is Noncharacter When It Shows Situational Hostility From Group Status, Not Violent Disposition I. Introduction State v. Herring, 375 Or 350 (2026), is an Oregon Supreme...
§ 3582(c)(2) After Amendment 821: District Courts May Deny a Zero-Point-Offender Reduction Based on § 3553(a) and Consider “Obstructive” Offense Conduct Even Without a § 3C1.1 Enhancement 1....
Mississippi Judicial Estoppel After Bankruptcy Dismissal Without Discharge: “Acceptance” Is Revoked Case: Quinton Strong v. Acara Solutions, Inc. Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi (en banc) Date:...
"Sue and Be Sued" Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity for Tort Victims’ Fund Payment Demands; § 537.690 Review Is the Exclusive Consent-to-Suit Path 1. Introduction Jones vs. Missouri Labor and...
Speculation Is Not Disenfranchisement: Annexation/SEMS Delays and Affidavit Voting Do Not Void a Mississippi Election Without Proof of Denied Votes or Lost Electoral Integrity Case: Comelia Walker v....
MDOC May Define “Trusty Status” and Exclude Attempted Murder; Trusty Time Is Not an Entitlement and Its Denial Does Not Increase a Sentence 1. Introduction Nomatter Hudson v. Mississippi Department...