Wild Timberland Logging Roads Carry a Presumption of Permissive Use; Episodic Construction Access Does Not Ripen into Prescription Without Notice of Hostility I. Introduction Spirit Lake Cabins, LLC...
State v. Hernandez (2026 ND 95): Future-Tense, Post-Refusal Lawyer References Do Not Trigger Baillie’s Chemical-Test Counsel Opportunity Court: Supreme Court of North Dakota Date: May 7, 2026...
Family Court Discretion to Decline a Lincoln Hearing Where Testimony May Negatively Impact the Child Introduction In Matter of Cullen NN. v Patrice OO. (2026 NY Slip Op 02900 [3d Dept May 7, 2026]),...
“Receipt” Means Actual Receipt: Ten-Day Response Periods in GWA Adverse Actions Run from Delivery, Not Mailing I. Introduction In Guam Waterworks Authority v. Civil Service Commission, and Joey A....
State v. Featherston (2026 UT 13): Utah’s General Savings Statute Bars Post-Sentencing Benefit from Ameliorative Penalty Reductions While Appeal Is Pending Introduction Parties: The State of Utah...
Government Lots on Navigable Rivers Are Bounded by the River (Not the State Line): State Retains Title to In‑Channel Island Accretions That Later Attach to Shore Case: State v. Leland, 2026 ND 99...
Public Law 86-272 Does Not Facially Preempt New York’s Internet-Solicitation Regulation (20 NYCRR 1-2.10) Case: American Catalog Mailers Assn. v Department of Taxation & Fin., 2026 NY Slip Op 02908...
Trade Usage and Post-Abandonment Conduct Can Prove an Oral Subcontract; Conversion Counterclaims Fail Without Specific Proof of Value and Wrongful Control I. Introduction In Lepird Drywall, LLC d/b/a...
Erlinger Does Not Constitutionalize Jury Factfinding for New York Predicate-Felony “Tolling” Under Penal Law § 70.06(1)(b)(v) 1. Introduction People v Young (2026 NY Slip Op 02883 [1st Dept May 7,...
Preservation and Ripeness on Interlocutory Review: Constitutional Challenges to Virtual Voir Dire Require a District-Court Ruling 1. Introduction State v. Buttars, 2026 UT 10, arises from the Third...
Expungement Does Not Constitute Favorable Termination; Discovery Rule Accrues on Discovery of Injury (Not Cause) 1. Introduction In Pryor v. J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (Miss. May 7, 2026), the...
People v. Gilyard: Forfeiture of Legal-Sufficiency Review After Consenting to Lesser-Included Conspiracy Charge; Circumstantial Proof of Drug Sales; Youthful Offender Denial Supported by Absconding...
People v. Shaver: CPL 250.20 Requires a Brief Adjournment When Belated Alibi-Rebuttal Proof Is Allowed Introduction In People v Shaver (2026 NY Slip Op 02895), the Appellate Division, Third...
Supersession Language Does Not Moot a Custody Appeal Where the Record Shows No Intent to Supersede; Visitation Must Be Safeguarded After Adjudicated Sexual Abuse of a Sibling 1. Introduction Matter...
Journalist Shield Statute: In Camera Review May Precede Grand Forks Herald Balancing, But Criminal-Case Prerequisites Must Be Addressed 1. Introduction In BEK Communications v. El-Dweek, 2026 ND 98,...
License-Agreement Indemnity Can Reach a Promoter’s Subcontractor’s Off-Site Loading Negligence; Common-Law Indemnity Barred Absent “Grave Injury” 1. Introduction Maloney v Night Castle Mgt. (2026 NY...
Opportunity to Object Is Not Dispositive: Utah’s “Legal Necessity” Mistrial Exception Can Apply Even Without Pre-Discharge Objections Case: State v. Mitton, 2026 UT 11 (Utah Supreme Court, May 7,...
People v. Dibble: Enhanced Sentencing for Probation-Interview “Inconsistency” Requires Clear, Explicit Plea Conditions—Especially in Criminally Negligent Homicide Pleas 1. Introduction In People v...
EDI “L-With Liability” on Medical-Only FROI Does Not Waive Controversion; WCL § 25(2)(b)’s 25‑Day Preclusion Requires Indexing Case: Matter of Shakil v. New York City Tr. Auth., 2026 NY Slip Op 02897...
Postrace Presence of Prohibited Meloxicam Alone Establishes a Prima Facie NSAID-Rule Violation Under 9 NYCRR 4043.2 (d) I. Introduction Matter of Pletcher v. New York State Gaming Commission (2026 NY...