Rooker-Feldman and Eleventh Amendment Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice Even When Other Claims Fail on the Merits 1. Introduction In Richard Silverberg v. DuPont De Nemours Inc. (Third Circuit,...
Renewal-Notice Clauses Apply Only to Insurer-Elected Nonrenewal, Not Insured’s Failure to Timely Accept a Renewal Offer Introduction In Virgin Grand Estates #60 Villa Association v. Inter-Ocean...
Bio-Lab, Inc. v. Tartt: Equitable Relief Requires a Cognizable Injury and Traditional Equity Prerequisites; Scope of Injunction in Federal Diversity Likely Governed by Federal Equity Court: Supreme...
Transferred Intent Sustains Malice Murder; Trial Concessions and Requested Charges Constitute Affirmative Waiver Simmons v. State Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: August 18, 2026 1. Introduction In...
Rule 11(b)(1)(O) Plain-Error Vacatur: Immigration Advisement Cannot Be Deemed Immaterial for Unlawfully Present Noncitizens Introduction In United States v. Andres Alvarado (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2026)...
Single-RTO DFAX Studies May Establish “Deliverable into this State” for Noncontiguous Renewable Facilities under R.C. 4928.64(B)(3)(b) I. Introduction Case: In re Application of Moraine Wind, L.L.C.,...
Prison Policy Cannot Override Ohio Public Records Act Duties to Produce Disclosable Portions of an Inmate Master File Case: State ex rel. Harris v. Rasey, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3104 (Ohio Aug....
Trust-Account Mismanagement and Negligent Compliance Misrepresentations Warrant a “Six Months and One Day” Suspension with Reinstatement Conditions 1. Introduction This attorney-discipline matter...
Robinson v. State (Del. 2026): Successive Rule 61 “Actual Innocence” Exception Requires Truly New, Non-Impeachment Evidence Likely to Change the Verdict 1. Introduction In Robinson v. State (Del....
Circumstantial Proof of “Concealment” for Delaware CCDW: Jury May Infer Concealment from Video Comparison 1. Introduction In Scott v. State (Del. Aug. 18, 2026), the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed...
Barker v. State: Appellate Non-Reviewability of “General Grounds” New-Trial Claims Absent Discretion Error; Jury-Disbelief Defeats Justification on Sufficiency Review 1. Introduction In Barker v....
Brittain v. State: A Prospective Juror’s Bare Statement “He’s Guilty” Does Not Require Striking the Entire Venire, and a 911 Call Is Admissible Under Rule 403 When It Probatively Explains the Crime...
Prior Domestic-Violence “Prior Difficulties” as Intrinsic Context Evidence in Homicide Trials (Rule 404(b) Bypassed) 1. Introduction In Collins v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Aug. 18, 2026),...
Greene v. State (Ga. 2026): “Aggregate” juror irregularities do not compel mistrial or IAC absent proof of a fair-trial threat; counsel not deficient for skipping inadmissible hearsay witness 1....
Mitigation May Reduce Presumptive Disbarment to a Three-Year Suspension for Trust-Account Misuse and Intentional Concealment Absent Client Loss 1. Introduction Case: In the Matter of Fiame Michelle...
McNeil v. State (Ga. 2026): Record Preservation and Prejudice as Gatekeepers—Waiver Without a Complete Record and No Plain-Error Relief for Omitted Accomplice-Corroboration Charge Absent Likely...
Milton v. State — Sufficiency Standard Reaffirmed: Juries May Reject “Accident” and Justification When Firearm Evidence and Circumstances Support an Intentional, Unjustified Shooting 1. Introduction...
Richardson v. State: Strategic Cross-Examination Eliciting “Ultimate Issue” Lay Opinions Does Not Establish Ineffective Assistance Under Georgia’s Evidence Code 1. Introduction In Richardson v. State...
Twum-Baah v. State: Recusal Claims Do Not Support Reversal Where a Different Judge Issued the Dispositive Habeas Order and the Appellant Fails to Enumerate Error to the Dismissal Ground 1....
Circumstantial Digital Identifiers Satisfy Prima Facie Authentication of Social-Media Message Logs Introduction In Williams v. State (Ga. Aug. 18, 2026), Jaiden Williams appealed his Fulton County...