Mandamus Denied Absent Clear Statutory Command: JJA Transfer Provisions Are Not Self-Executing and Need Not Precede Juvenile Adjudication I. Introduction In re Commonwealth, 2026 MP 8 (NMI Sup. Ct....
Strict “Reasonable Time” Requirement for Appeal-Deprivation Good Cause Under NRS 34.726(1) 1. Introduction In Wesson (Jeremy) v. State (Criminal), the Nevada Supreme Court dismissed Jeremy Devon...
United States v. Reed: No Temporal Limitation Required for a Cellphone Warrant Tied to an Ongoing Possession Offense of Unknown Duration Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
Marquez-Cortez v. Bondi: Sua Sponte Issue-Exhaustion and Tightened Proof of “Social Distinction,” Nexus, and CAT Acquiescence in Gang-Violence Claims 1. Introduction In Marquez-Cortez v. Bondi (10th...
Royalty Protest Clauses Bar Decades-Later Recalculations; “Adjoining Lands” Includes All Lands in Any Contiguous Lease 1. Introduction Wildcat Coal LLC v. Pacific Minerals Inc., et al. (doing...
EPL Endorsements Do Not Displace “All Claims” Related-Claims Clauses Absent a True Conflict (and Prior-and-Pending Exclusions Do Not Create Coverage) Introduction In Urena v. Travelers Casualty and...
Federal Courts Should Avoid Unnecessary Erie Predictions on Unsettled Massachusetts Entireties-and-Divorce Creditor Rules; Nonparty May Restrain Enforcement of a Prior Judgment Under Restatement § 76...
ESA Incidental-Take Plans Must Compare the Biological Value of Lost and Replacement Habitat Before Relying on Translocation/Mitigation Assumptions Case: Friends of Animals v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Cross-Commissioned State Officers in Indian Country: Temporary Detention Before Confirming Indian Status Can Be “Under Color of” State Law (and Not a Jurisdictional Bar) 1. Introduction Walden v. The...
Retaliation-Only Witness Crimes Are Not “Obstruction of Justice” Aggravated Felonies Without Intent to Interfere with Legal Process I. Introduction Bangs v. Blanche (1st Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) addresses...
Stability and Practical Feasibility Control Initial Long-Distance Custody Determinations Despite Both Parents’ Fitness 1. Introduction In Brian Swindler v. Leah Bright, 2026 WY 90 (Wyo. Aug. 11,...
Limited-Remand Compliance and Enforceable Personal Oral Guarantees as Separate Contracts Introduction In Paul J. Sorum v. Mike Sikorski and Big Sky Limited of Wyoming, a Wyoming Corporation, 2026 WY...
Land-Use Judicial Review in Nevada: Civil Claims Cannot Be Joined with a PJR (Even When Filed Together) and Ordinance-Based Public Opposition May Supply Substantial Evidence 1. Introduction...
Probable-Cause-to-Reside Standard Governs Warrantless Probation-Searches of a “Residence” in Nevada 1. Introduction In FERTINI, JR (MARIO) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), the Supreme Court of Nevada affirmed...
“Any Other Purpose” Means Any: Subpart R Allows Case-by-Case Approval of Phosphogypsum Road Projects, and Preamble Language Cannot Override Unambiguous Regulatory Text I. Introduction In Center for...
Subchapter S Election Is Not Property of the Bankruptcy Estate: Shareholder-Controlled Tax Status Falls Outside § 541 and the § 362 Automatic Stay Case: John H. Owoc v. The Liquidating Trustee on...
Express “Innocent-Insured” Intentional-Loss Exclusions Are Enforceable Under Alabama Law (and Hosey Does Not Create a Public-Policy Bar) 1. Introduction Case: Martin Renfroe v. USAA General Indemnity...
Georgia Sovereign Immunity Not Waived by Student Handbook/Admission Letter Absent Written Consideration; ADA/RA Claims Require Plausible “By Reason Of” Causation Case: Shannon Waller, Jr. v. Board of...
“As Necessary” Confers Discretion: The Eleventh Circuit Upholds FRA’s Two-Person Crew Default and Treats Vacatur as Eliminating a Prior “Policy” for APA Change-in-Position Review Introduction In...
“As Necessary” Means Discretion: The Eleventh Circuit Upholds FRA’s Two-Person Default Crew Rule and Rejects Vacatur for Missed Rulemaking Deadlines Introduction In Indiana Rail Road Company v....