Word-Limit Rejection of Prison Grievance Appeals Constitutes Non-Exhaustion Under the PLRA; § 1997e(a) Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice 1. Introduction In Brandon Porter v. Christopher Hoch (7th...
Consistent, Supplemented Hiring Explanations Do Not Show Pretext Absent Evidence of Mendacity 1. Introduction Richard Highbaugh v. Exelead, Inc. (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arises from a failed...
Harmless-Error Affirmance Where Disputed Lay/Expert Yield Estimates Do Not Cure a Failure of Proof on Conversion 1. Introduction Valley View Farms v. BOS Dairy LLC (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arises out...
Continuous Michigan Class-Action Tolling for § 1983 Takings Claims When a Putative Class Case Is Reopened (MCR 3.501(F)) 1. Introduction Brent Perry v. St. Joseph Cnty., Mich. arises out of Michigan...
Sixth Circuit: Younger Abstention Does Not Apply to a State University’s Preliminary Investigation Absent a Formal, Ongoing Disciplinary Proceeding I. Introduction In Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky.,...
Two-Step Gatekeeping for “Claimed Board-Certified” Specialties and Alleged Care-at-Issue Under A.R.S. § 12-2604 1. Introduction AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN is an Arizona Supreme Court decision addressing...
Jurisdiction First: Speculative Traceability Defeats Article III Standing and Requires a Without-Prejudice Dismissal 1. Introduction Fiona Blair v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (11th Cir....
Title IX “Before-the-Fact” Liability: Hiring/Retention Deliberate Indifference Based on Known Prior Sexual-Misconduct Suspension Case: Jane Doe, II v. Founding Fourteen, Inc (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026)...
Unimplemented Criminal-Code Changes and Family Threats Do Not Establish “Material Changed Country Conditions” to Excuse Untimely, Number-Barred Motions to Reopen 1. Introduction In Masri Sastrawan v....
United States v. Braxton: General Sentencing Objection Forfeits Specific Procedural Claims; § 3553(c) Satisfied When Reasons Are Clear From the Record Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Explicit Sentencing Findings Required for § 2D1.1(b)(1) Firearm Enhancements—Especially When Based on Co‑Conspirator Conduct Case: United States v. Victor Uriel Diego Estrada (11th Cir. Aug. 21,...
Rule 60(b) Relief After a Younger Dismissal: No “Prospective” Judgment, No “Extraordinary Circumstances,” and Frivolous Constitutional Attacks on Texas’s Vexatious-Litigant Regime 1. Introduction In...
Mandamus Requiring a § 1404(a) Eight-Factor Venue Analysis: Timeliness Cannot Be Treated as Dispositive Case: In re Media Matters for America; Eric Hananoki; Angelo Carusone, No. 25-10630 Court:...
Erroneous Rule 41(a)(2) Partial Dismissals Remain Final for Appeal; AWCPA § 120(a) Limits Only Architectural-Works Rights and Functions as an Affirmative Defense I. Introduction Kipp Flores...
Accuracy-Related Partnership Penalties Under § 6662 Are “Taxes” for AIA/DJA Jurisdiction-Stripping Purposes Case: Norcave Properties, L.L.C. v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 25-30542 (5th Cir. Aug....
FVRA Incumbent-First-Assistant Rule and Anti-Circumvention Bar on “Total Delegation” of a Vacant U.S. Attorney’s Powers 1. Introduction Case: In re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York...
Section 1958 “Consideration” Means Reciprocal Inducement (Not Employment): The Second Circuit’s Rule for Murder-for-Hire I. Introduction In United States v. Martin (2d Cir. Aug. 21, 2026), the Second...
AEDPA and Mixed IQ Scores: No Clearly Established Right to an Atkins Hearing When One Valid Score Exceeds Oklahoma’s 76 Cutoff Case: Fuston v. Quick, No. 24-6166 (10th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026) (published)...
Qualified Immunity Demands Fact-Specific “Clearly Established” Law: No Clearly Established Right for a Non-Custodial Uncle to Cohabitate with Minor Nieces 1. Introduction In Kilroy Watkins v. Sharon...
“Equal-Opportunity Incivility” and the Proof Gap: No Hostile Environment, Constructive Discharge, Pretext, or Retaliation Without Evidence Tying Mistreatment to Protected Status I. Introduction In...