Tumultuous Conduct Under 13 V.S.A. § 1026a: Loud, Confrontational Door-and-Window Banging Supports Aggravated Disorderly Conduct Introduction In State v. Carl Holcomb, Jr. (Vt. Sept. 4, 2026) (entry...
Independent Traffic Violation and Attenuation Cure an Earlier Unlawful Prolongation; Redundant Records Checks During Ongoing Citation Work Do Not “Prolong” a Stop Case: United States v. Robert...
Mississippi Nonjudicial Foreclosure: Clerk-Signed Courthouse Posting Evidence and No Statutory Duty to Accept Partial Reinstatement Payments Under § 89-1-59 I. Introduction In Snell v. 21st Mortgage...
Sterling v. City of Jackson: No Substantive Due Process Right to Contaminant-Free Municipal Water or Truthful Official Assurances About Water Safety Introduction In Sterling v. City of Jackson (5th...
Home Invasion as a “Dangerousness” Predicate Upholding 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) After Hembree 1. Introduction In United States v. Lewis (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (per curiam) (unpublished), the Fifth...
Impaired Breathing as “Serious Bodily Injury” Under Vermont’s Aggravated Domestic Assault Statute; No Plain Error in MPC-Style Recklessness Instruction Case: State v. Kisha Parson (Vt. Sup. Ct.,...
Competency Exams Are Not a Sixth Amendment “Critical Stage”: Vermont Recognizes Trial-Court Discretion to Exclude Defense Counsel 1. Introduction State v. Jordan Lawyer (2026 VT 42) is an...
Contested Attorney-Fee Requests Require an Evidentiary Record; Rule 54(d)(2)(D) Cannot Shift the Movant’s Burden 1. Introduction Joan Falcao v. Mitchel Richardson arises from a $16,000 loan...
Perez v. Carusillo: Best-Interest in Connecticut De Facto Parentage Must Center the Child–Petitioner Relationship, Guided by CPA § 46b-475(a), Not Custody Factors or Family Structure 1. Introduction...
State v. Angel A.: Jury Discharged for Polling Purposes Upon Release from Oath and Exposure to Outside Influence; Postverdict Juror “Guilt” Remark Does Not Impugn Unanimity I. Introduction In State...
CPLR 7511 Vacatur for Appearance of Neutral-Arbitrator Partiality: Undisclosed Paid Offer, Ex Parte Contact, and Process “Taint” Require a New Panel 1. Introduction Matter of 57th & 6th Ground LLC v...
People v Key: Appellate Division May Deny a CPL 722.23 “Extraordinary Circumstances” Retention Motion in the Interest of Justice Even Absent Abuse of Discretion I. Introduction In People v Key (2026...
Step-One DVSJA Dismissals Are Not “Orders Denying Resentencing” and Are Not Appealable as of Right 1. Introduction In People v Shawn A. (2026 NY Slip Op 05216), the Appellate Division, Third...
Florida Reaffirms: “New” Expert Reviews Are Not Newly Discovered Evidence; Warrant-Period Speed Is Not a Due-Process Violation Absent Denied Notice/Opportunity I. Introduction In Daniel O. Conahan,...
Mandamus Will Not Lie to Reorder Discretionary Petition-Signature Canvassing Under MCL 168.476; QVF Comparison Controls Case: Americans for Citizen Voting v. Board of State Canvassers Court: Supreme...
Probate Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Standalone Challenges to Decedent’s Inter Vivos Deed Absent a “Direct Connection” to Estate Administration I. Introduction In Allen v. Allen, 2026 N.H. 33, the...
Intervening Statutory Amendments in ORS 183.400 Facial Rule Challenges: Vacatur and Remand for First-Instance Reconsideration Case: Lewis v. Dept. of Corrections, 375 Or 500 (2026) (En Banc) Court:...
Conditional (Not Total) Internet Restrictions as Probation Terms Survive First Amendment Scrutiny; Packingham Distinguished for Supervised Offenders I. Introduction In Commonwealth v. Kuykendall (Va....
R.C. 731.32 Does Not Govern City Charter-Amendment Petitions Absent Charter Incorporation; Mandamus Limited to Transmission for Sufficiency Review I. Introduction In State ex rel. Turner v. Barhorst,...
Adverse Possession in New Hampshire: Title Ripens for Long-Standing Encroaching Structures Before Later Acknowledgment; Intermittent Parking After Removal Is Not “Notorious” 1. Introduction In...