Harmless-Error Treatment of Erlinger “Different Occasions” Violations After Guilty Pleas Under the ACCA (Fourth Circuit) Introduction In United States v. Lawrence Anderson (4th Cir. May 12, 2026)...
Mootness of Supervised-Release Revocation Appeals After Unconditional Release: Speculative Collateral Consequences and Non-Redressability Require Dismissal 1. Introduction In United States v. Deron...
Single Incident of Unwanted Touching and Temporal Proximity Alone Insufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment on Title VII Hostile Environment and Retaliation Claims (Third Circuit, Nonprecedential) 1....
Collateral-Review Harmless-Error Rule for Davis-Based § 924(c) General Verdicts: Brecht “Actual Prejudice” Controls Introduction In United States v. Melvin Williams (3d Cir. May 14, 2026) (not...
Third Circuit Adopts “Primarily and Substantially in Illinois” Limit on BIPA and Treats Voice-Authentication Vendors as GLBA-Exempt Financial Institutions I. Introduction Christine McGoveran v....
Post-Taylor Resentencing: Courts May Reimpose the Same Aggregate Term After Vacatur of an Attempted Hobbs Act § 924(c) Count, and Anders Review Confirms No Nonfrivolous Sentencing Challenge I....
Mootness After Supervised-Release Revocation: Post-Release Appeals Require Concrete, Non-Speculative, and Redressable Collateral Consequences 1. Introduction In United States v. Deron Nixon (3d Cir....
Nonparty Appellate Standing Requires Injury and Own-Right Assertion in Receivership-Related Orders Introduction Universitas Education, LLC continues efforts to collect proceeds from life-insurance...
Tafolla v. Rogers: COA Denied Where Petitioner Waives Procedural-Default Challenges and Fails to Show Unreasonable Chapman Harmlessness Under AEDPA Introduction In Tafolla v. Rogers (10th Cir. May...
Written Voluntary Relinquishment as Binding Judicial Admission of Permanence Absent Proof of Fraud or Duress Introduction In re A.A., G.C., K.C.-1, K.C.-2, and P.C. (Supreme Court of Appeals of West...
Strict Rule 35 Colloquy as a Due-Process Prerequisite to Valid Parental Relinquishment in Abuse-and-Neglect Cases Introduction This commentary addresses Justice Titus’s dissent (joined by Chief...
Independent, Case-Specific “Reasonable Efforts” Findings Are Mandatory—Boilerplate Orders Cannot Support Termination Case: In re K.S. (Justice Ewing, concurring) | Court: Supreme Court of West...
Foster Parents Must Timely Appeal Denial of Intervention; Non‑Intervenors Lack Standing to Challenge Permanency in Abuse-and-Neglect Cases Introduction In re O.D., No. 24-712 (Mason County...
Differential Dispositions for Sibling Groups: Age/Vulnerability and Treatment History Justify Denial of an Improvement Period and Termination 1. Introduction Case: In re L.H., D.H., S.H.-1, and M.H.,...
Interlocutory Review Requires an Express (or Effectively Deferred) Immunity Ruling; Untimely/Successive Rule 12 Motions Do Not Create Appellate Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In Logan County Board of...
Post-Verdict Hearing Must Permit Juror Testimony on Alleged False Voir Dire Answers; Rule 606(b) Does Not Bar Bias Inquiry Case: State of West Virginia v. Tina Marie Frymyer Court: Supreme Court of...
Reasonable Diligence in Voir Dire as a Prerequisite to Post-Verdict Juror Examination Introduction In State of West Virginia v. Tina Frymyer, No. 23-513 (W. Va. May 15, 2026), Justice Trump (joined...
State v. Buck: RCW 9A.36.150 Is Not an Alternative-Means Crime—“Means” Must Track the Defendant’s Criminal Conduct Court: Supreme Court of Washington (En Banc) Date: May 14, 2026 Case: State v. Buck,...
Private Attorney General Fees Do Not Require Additional Remedial Relief Beyond a Merits Victory: Fee Eligibility After an Appellate Holding That Due Process Required a Contested Case Hearing Case:...
Rule 6(c) Strictness in Summary Judgment: Unfiled/Unserved Affidavits Cannot Support Judgment Introduction In American Express National Bank v. Anna Perretta (R.I. May 15, 2026), the Supreme Court of...