When an Appeal Becomes Moot, Oklahoma Appellate Courts Should Reverse Merits Dismissals and Direct Dismissal Without Prejudice to Avoid Preclusive Effects I. Introduction In FORD v. THE OKLAHOMA...
Mandatory Criminal Forfeiture Under 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) Despite Restitution; Subpoena-Generated Carrier Spreadsheets as Non-Testimonial Business Records Case: United States v. Rami Mahmod Mhana (4th...
IDEA Civil Actions Require an Administrative “Findings and Decision”: No Systemic-Understaffing Exception to Exhaustion Introduction In Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. (6th Cir. May 12,...
State v. Gutierrez: No Entitlement to Continue Sentencing to Obtain an Unsheduled Psychosexual Evaluation; Fixed Life Sentence Affirmed Introduction In State v. Gutierrez (Idaho Supreme Court, May...
Justification in § 922(g)(1) Cases Requires Imminent Threat at the Moment of Initial Firearm Possession I. Introduction In United States v. Fort (1st Cir. May 12, 2026), the First Circuit affirmed...
Maggard v. State of Missouri: No Automatic Suspension of Legislation Upon Referendum Petition Filing; Suspension Turns on a “Legal, Sufficient, and Timely” Petition Determined Through Chapter 116...
United States v. Colbert: McGirt Does Not Undermine Federal § 3231/MCA Jurisdiction; Failure to Object to an R&R Waives Suppression Appellate Review Introduction In United States v. Colbert (10th...
Fischer v. Thomas: First Amendment Shields Judicial Candidates’ Party-Identity and Issue-Position Speech from Nonpartisan “Nominee/Endorsement/Commitment” Enforcement I. Introduction In Joseph...
FCRA “Inaccuracy” and Legal Disputes: A Debt Is Not Misreported as “In Collections” Absent an Objectively Verifiable Bar to Collection Introduction In Bryan Bandes v. TransUnion LLC (3d Cir. May 8,...
No FMLA Prejudice for Interference/Notice When Legitimately Terminated Before Leave Begins (and “Leave” Remarks Aren’t Direct Pregnancy-Bias Evidence) Introduction In Moreno v. Dealer Integrated...
WARN Act “Single Employer” De Facto Control in the Fifth Circuit Requires Proof of Specific Direction to Order the Plant Closing Introduction Fleming v. Black Diamond Capital Management L.L.C. (5th...
Plain-Error Constraints on Overlapping Child-Prostitution Offenses and “Knowingly” Mens Rea for Soliciting Child Prostitution I. Introduction In People v. Dominguez, 2026 CO 30, the Colorado Supreme...
“Seeking Admission” Limits § 1225(b)(2)(A): Interior Noncitizens Must Be Detained Under § 1226 With Bond-Hearing Protections I. Introduction In Juan Lopez-Campos v. Kevin Raycraft (consolidated with...
“Seeking Admission” Limits § 1225(b)(2)(A): Interior Noncitizens Detained After Long Residence Fall Under § 1226 and Must Receive Bond Hearings 1. Introduction In Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes and...
Quinn v. Georgia Secretary of State: “Undermined Confidence” in Elections Is a Generalized Grievance and Cannot Establish Article III Standing in NVRA Voter-Roll Maintenance Suits 1. Introduction In...
Qualified Immunity in Jail Medical-Care Claims After Hospital Clearance: Vomiting Once and Lethargy Do Not Clearly Establish an “Obvious” Serious Medical Need (Sixth Circuit) I. Introduction John...
People v. Dominguez (2026 CO 30): “Obviousness” Limits Plain-Error Relief for As-Applied Equal Protection Overlap; Soliciting for Child Prostitution Requires a “Knowingly” Mens Rea That May Be...
Ashby v. Wolfsburger: A Pay.gov Receipt Does Not Prove Timely Filing—Only a Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) Perfects an ECF Notice of Appeal 1. Introduction In Ashby v. Wolfsburger (10th Cir. May...
Session-Replay Capture of Complete Payment Card Data Confers Article III Standing Under Intrusion Upon Seclusion I. Introduction In re: BPS Direct, LLC; Cabela's, LLC Wiretapping Litigation (3d Cir....
Mist Pharmaceuticals: Broad D&O “Capacity” Exclusions Bar Coverage for Claims “In Any Way Involving” Uninsured-Entity Conduct; Repeated Reservations Defeat Griggs Estoppel and Fireman’s Fund...