IDEA Two-Year Limitations: Parents’ Knowledge Bars Later Adult Claims, and the Same Clock Governs Parallel ADA/§ 504 Education-Service Claims 1. Introduction In L. W. v. Jersey City Board of...
Third Circuit “Clear Indication” Rule: Bench Warnings Can Trigger Undue Delay for Post-Judgment Amendment; Medical-Pixel Disclosure Suffices for Article III Standing Without Itemizing Conditions I....
Third Circuit: Long-Present “Applicants for Admission” Detained in the Interior Are Not “Seeking Admission” Under INA § 1225(b)(2)(A) and Must Receive Bond Process Under § 1226(a) and the Fifth...
Wyoming Rule: Unraised K9 Free-Air Sniff Challenges Are Waived Absent “Impediment”-Based Good Cause; Coded Drug Messages Admissible as 404(b) Context for Intent to Distribute Introduction In Marvin...
Arizona Clarifies § 8-533(B)(2): Past Neglect Proves the Termination Ground; Reunification Services Belong in Best Interests Case: IN RE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.P. (Ariz. Sept. 1,...
Arizona Defines “Fortuitous Loss” by the Insured’s Knowledge: Non-Fortuity Requires a Known, Ongoing, or Certain Loss with No Material Contingency 1. Introduction Industrial Park Center, LLC d/b/a...
De La Cruz v. State: HRS § 12-41(b) “Ten Percent” Uses Candidate Votes Only; Hustace v. Doi Controls Equal-Protection Challenges to Nonpartisan Advancement Rules 1. Introduction Case: De La Cruz v....
“No Deal” Testimony Triggers a Napue Duty to Correct Any Misleading Denial of a Cooperation Agreement—Disclosure to the Defense Does Not Cure Jury Misimpressions 1. Introduction Bryan v. Commissioner...
Brady/Giglio Requires Disclosure of Unilateral Charging Decisions Conferring Benefits on a Cooperating Witness (Even Without a Proven “Deal”) I. Introduction Bryan v. Commissioner of Correction...
Sua Sponte Dismissals, Delayed-Appeal Gatekeeping, and Mandatory Privacy Redaction in Ohio Supreme Court Case Announcements (Sept. 1, 2026) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of Ohio’s September 1,...
Municipal Charter-Amendment Petitions in Ohio: Signature Threshold Based on Votes Cast and Mandatory Special-Election Submission I. Introduction In State ex rel. Blankenship v. Trenton City Council,...
Statutory Damages for Wrongful Denial of Prison Video Records Despite Later Overwrite; Work Contact Information May Not Be Redacted Absent a Statutory Exemption I. Introduction Case: State ex rel....
Conditional Treatment Recommendations Render First-Time Methamphetamine Sentences Illegal Under 9 GCA § 67.401.12 Case: People of Guam v. Colleen Sherise Castillon Yurko, 2026 Guam 9 (Supreme Court...
Second Circuit Adopts the “Maxwell Rule”: Appeals May Be Dismissed for Nonpayment of Sister-Circuit Rule 38 Sanctions in Related Matters 1. Introduction Arrowhead Capital Finance, Ltd. v. Picture Pro...
Second Circuit Adopts a Multi-Factor Test for When Denial of Leave to Amend Precludes a Later Suit 1. Introduction Trireme Energy Development v. RWE Renewables (2d Cir. Sept. 1, 2026) addresses a...
Default Is Unavailable When Rule 12(a)(3)’s 60-Day Clock Has Not Run From Service on the U.S. Attorney (and Timely Extensions Defeat Default) 1. Introduction In Crowe v. Gee, No. 25-2118 (10th Cir....
No Collateral-Order Appellate Jurisdiction Over § 4241(b) Competency-Evaluation Orders for Already-Detained Defendants Introduction In United States v. Bayne (10th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026), the Tenth...
Major Upward Variances Affirmed When District Courts Tie Gratuity of Violence, Gang Function, and Leadership Role to § 3553(a) Factors Introduction In United States v. George (10th Cir. Sept. 1,...
Implied-Consent Blood Draws in Montana Require Record Evidence of Understanding and Voluntary Consent; Good-Faith Reliance Must Be Preserved Below Case: State v. Laroque, 2026 MT 209 (DA 25-0465)...
Post-Floyd Indivisibility of Texas Robbery Eliminates Garrett Harmlessness for Johnson ACCA Residual-Clause Errors I. Introduction In United States v. Senegal (5th Cir. Aug. 31, 2026) (not designated...