First-Time Nonviolent FACE Act Obstruction Is a Petty Offense Not Requiring a Jury Trial Introduction In United States v. Steven Lefemine, the Fourth Circuit affirmed Steven Clark Lefemine’s...
Winn v. Wakat: A Bare § 1442 Invocation Permits Appellate Review, but Unsupported Removal Grounds and Waived Arguments Require Remand Introduction In Winn v. Wakat, the Tenth Circuit considered...
A Corroborated Post-Conviction INTERPOL Red Notice May Support the Serious-Nonpolitical-Crime Bar Introduction In Usma Acosta v. Blanche, the First Circuit reviewed the removal of William Hernando...
Failure to Stop, Look, and Listen Can Make a Motorist Primarily at Fault Despite a Defective Railroad Crossing Introduction In Theopholia Thomas v. BNSF Railway Company, the Supreme Court of...
United States v. Rosa-Borges: No Upward Variance Based on 31 Rounds or Extra-Record Ammunition Claims Introduction In United States v. Rosa-Borges, the First Circuit addressed two sentencing appeals...
Misappropriation Plus Patterned Client Neglect Warrants Disbarment Despite Limited Restitution Introduction In In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Bradley J. Haddy, the Minnesota Supreme...
Owner’s Payment-Option Election Is a Condition Precedent to Annuitization Under an Integrated Annuity Contract Introduction In Quin E. Briscoe v. Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Company, the...
Article 806 Is Not Exclusive: Separate-Property Co-Owners May Recover Capital Contributions Before Equal Division Introduction In Bruce A. O'Krepki, Independent Executor of the Succession of Richard...
Judges May Not Accept Litigant Gratuities: Even an Isolated “Hundred-Dollar Handshake” Warrants Suspension Introduction In In Re: Judge John C. Reeves, the Supreme Court of Louisiana addressed...
Victim Character Evidence Cannot Alone Establish the Foundation for Self-Defense in Nevada Introduction In RICHT v. STATE, the Supreme Court of Nevada affirmed Jesce Richt’s conviction for murder...
Nurse Experts Cannot Establish Physician Standard of Care or Medical Causation in Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Claims Introduction In BEAN v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, 2026 OK 27, the Oklahoma Supreme...
Nevada Upholds Online Child-Exploitation Sting Convictions and Confirms NRS 201.354 Is a General-Intent Solicitation Offense Introduction In Watkins (Keith) v. State, the Supreme Court of Nevada...
Louisiana v. Callais: Voting Rights Act Compliance Justifies Race-Based Districting Only Under a Narrowed, Politics-Controlled Section 2 Framework Introduction Louisiana v. Callais addresses a...
Direct Appeal Remains Available for Article I, Section 16 Challenges to Sentencing-Guidelines Crime-Seriousness Rankings Introduction In State v. Fernandez, 375 Or 205 (2026), the Oregon Supreme...
Sixth Circuit Holds 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1)’s 30-Day Immigration Petition Deadline Is Subject to Equitable Tolling Introduction In Jorge Oxlaj-Perez v. Todd Blanche, the Sixth Circuit addressed a...
Matta v. State: Erroneously Admitted Background Testimony Is Not Reversible Absent Prejudice to the Verdict Introduction In Matta v. State, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed Gary Matta’s...
Deported Former State Prisoners Must Name a Current Custodian to Invoke Federal Habeas Jurisdiction Introduction In St. John v. Campbell, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...
Responsive Prison Medical Care and Strict Summary-Judgment Rules Defeat Eighth Amendment Deliberate-Indifference Claims Introduction In Paul Smith v. Pamela Hart, the Seventh Circuit affirmed summary...
Later Interpreter Disqualification Does Not Require Reopening Without Specific Mistranslation or Prejudice Introduction In Efra Samba Deh v. Todd Blanche, the Sixth Circuit addressed whether...
Chapter 13 Means-Test Compliance Does Not Immunize a Plan from Good-Faith Review Introduction In Bobby Goddard v. Michael Burnett, the Fourth Circuit addressed whether a Chapter 13 debtor who...