“Primary Residence” Means the Majority-Time Home: A Trial Court May Not Award the Other Parent More Possession After a Binding Jury Verdict I. Introduction Prabhakar Gopalan v. Andrea Marsh is a...
Restitution Turnover Targeting UTMA/TUTMA Custodial Accounts Requires Notice to the Beneficiary-Minors (Now Adults) Case: United States v. Ayika, No. 25-50587 (5th Cir. May 21, 2026) (per curiam)...
State-Action Immunity Requires Delegated Power: Texas Water Code Monopoly Policy Protects the CCN Holder, Not a Municipality’s Extra-Statutory Veto Case: Megatel Homes, L.L.C.; Cipriani Island Laguna...
INA § 1229a(b)(4)(A) Requires a “Reasonable and Realistic” Opportunity to Replace Withdrawn Counsel Before Merits Deadlines 1. Introduction In Josselyn Rodriguez-Solis v. Todd Blanche (4th Cir. May...
Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s Three-Year Limitations Period (Not the Malpractice Act) Governs Fraud/Conspiracy Claims Tied to Healthcare I. Introduction In Jon Brunenkant v. Suburban Hospital,...
Colorado § 10-3-1117 Requires Full-Policy Production for Any Potentially Relevant Coverage and Imposes a Single $100/Day Penalty Per Claim Case: Fogel v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, Nos....
Certified Questions Declined When Predicate Federal Order Is on Appeal and the Answer Would Be Non‑Determinative 1. Introduction In County Commission of Fayette County v. Pardee and Curtin Realty LLC...
“Good Cause” for Untimely Intervention Before the Maui Planning Commission Means a “Sufficient Reason,” Not the Chen v. Mah Default Standard Gutschmidt v. Maui Planning Commission (Haw. May 22, 2026)...
Rhode Island Reaffirms: Personal-Injury/Invasion-of-Privacy Claims Accrue at First Injury and Are Barred After Three Years; Parents Cannot Litigate Minors’ Tort Claims Pro Se 1. Introduction In...
Charging a Garnishee Under § 10-17-15 Requires “Refusal or Neglect,” Not Mere Defective or Late Affidavits 1. Introduction In Joan Strassman v. Karen Howe (R.I. May 22, 2026), the Rhode Island...
Forward-Looking Rent-Deposit Rule in Residential Eviction Appeals; Possession Statutes Inapplicable After Tenant Vacates 1. Introduction In Pioneer Investments, LLC v. Nicole McKiernan (R.I. May 22,...
Zoom Testimony Over Objection Violates Face-to-Face Confrontation, but Relief Turns on Harmless Error and Non-Waiver Case: People of Michigan v. Robert Lee Hicks Court: Supreme Court of Michigan...
Severity of Harm Is Not “Persecution” Without Nexus; Waiver and Corroboration Independently Defeat Asylum Claims Case: Vasquez-Chavez v. Bondi (1st Cir. May 22, 2026) 1. Introduction In...
AEDPA Review Requires a Reviewable State-Court Record: No § 2254(d) Merits Ruling Without Key Trial Testimony (or a Narrative Summary) Case: Crespo-Morales v. Caro-Delgado (1st Cir. May 22, 2026) 1....
Sleep v. Steele: Partnership Formation Under SDCL 48-7A-202 Is Reviewed De Novo (with Clear-Error Deference to Underlying Intent Findings) 1. Introduction Sleep v. Steele, 2026 S.D. 31, is a family...
State v. Shangreaux, Jr.: Waiver of Batson Step-One Challenge After Race-Neutral Explanation; “We Know” Closing Arguments Not Improper Vouching When Tethered to Evidence 1. Introduction In State v....
Unjust Enrichment Survives the Statute of Frauds in Wyoming, but Requires Contemporaneous Notice of Expected Repayment 1. Introduction James Tallichet v. Jackson Hole Community Radio, Inc. (a/k/a...
Partial Merits Dismissals Become Final and Appealable When the Last Remaining Claim Is Dismissed Without Prejudice 1. Introduction King v. Schwert (Kansas Supreme Court, May 22, 2026) addresses a...
Charging Document as an Absolute Boundary: Conviction for an Uncharged Protective-Order Subsection Requires Reversal 1. Introduction In State v. Boese (Kan. May 22, 2026), the Kansas Supreme Court...
State v. Valenciana: Bernhardt Timing Clarifications Require a Full Stanley Premeditation Instruction (and Reckless Criminal Threat Must Be Excluded from Criminal History) Court: Supreme Court of...