Non‑Signatory Enforcement of Delegation Clauses: Courts Decide; State Law Governs Equitable Estoppel Even Under FAA Chapter 2 Case: Taewoo Kim v. Jump Trading, LLC Court: United States Court of...
Federal-Officer Element Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 111/1114 Satisfied by Task-Force Deputization or “Assisting” Status Without MOU Formalities 1. Introduction In United States v. Gigena (10th Cir. Aug. 13,...
Circuit Split Bars Plain-Error Reversal of U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(9)(A) “Acting on Behalf of a Charity” Enhancement in For-Profit Investment Fraud 1. Introduction In United States v. Henry Abdo (11th...
§ 2255 Evidentiary Hearings After Record Expansion: No Hearing to “Conjure” a Plea Deal—Movant Must Plead a Specific Deficiency and a Record-Based Probability He’d Accept the Government’s Only Terms...
Fourth Circuit: Foreign-Market Prescription Drugs with Different Labeling and Quality Controls Are “Non-Genuine” Under the Lanham Act; Contributory Liability Requires Knowledge, Not Formal Notice...
Shifting Termination Explanations and Disputed “Belligerence” Create a Jury Issue of Pretext in § 1981 Retaliation Case: Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC Court: United States Court...
Regressive, Apportioned Financial-Institutions Tax Survives Dormant Commerce Clause Internal-Consistency Review Case: Dollar Bank, FSB v. Harris, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3069 (Ohio Aug. 13, 2026)...
Prospective End to Automatic Supreme Court Review of Non-Death-Penalty Murder Appeals (Docketed After July 1, 2027) 1. Introduction Case: Coleman v. State, Supreme Court of Georgia (Decided August...
Bathroom Denial During a Search-Warrant Detention Can Be an “Obvious” Fourth Amendment Unreasonable Seizure Case: Derek Antol v. Robert English, et al. (6th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) | Panel: Clay, Moore...
No Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Challenge “Complete Forensic Extraction” Cell-Phone Warrants Absent Binding Overbreadth Precedent 1. Introduction In Lenon v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia,...
Bentley v. State: Unpreserved Faretta-Error Claims and No Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Object to “Irrevocable” Self-Representation Warnings Introduction In Bentley v. State (Supreme Court of...
Prepared Co-Counsel May Complete Trial Without Violating the Sixth Amendment; Drug-Use Motive Evidence Admissible Under the Old Evidence Code Introduction In Allen v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia,...
Florida “Community Control” Is “Confinement” Under the INA’s “Term of Imprisonment,” Preserving Aggravated-Felony Expedited Removal and Defeating § 1326(d) Collateral Attacks 1. Introduction United...
“Prima Facie Case” Language in Jury Charges Is Clear Error but Assessed for Harm Under Whole-Charge Review 1. Introduction Browne v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Aug. 13, 2026) affirmed Theodore...
Harboring Under 8 U.S.C. § 1324: Intent to Shield Can Be Inferred from Concealment Practices and Exploitative Domestic Labor, and Credibility Attacks Rarely Satisfy “Incredible as a Matter of Law” 1....
Probable Cause to Prosecute Survives Fabrication Allegations When Unchallenged Evidence Independently Supports Constructive Gun Possession I. Introduction Case: Jevarreo Kelley-Lomax v. City of...
Appellate-Delay Due Process in Georgia: “Actual Prejudice” Required; Loss of Trial File Alone Is Insufficient Case: Kelly v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Aug. 13, 2026) Posture: Appeal from...
Implicit Highest-and-Best-Use Adoption and Deference to Tax Court Credibility Findings in Conservation-Easement Valuation 1. Introduction This consolidated Eleventh Circuit appeal arises from a...
Removal Under Alternative Immigration Authority Moots Alien Enemies Act Injunction Appeal Absent a Certified Class Case: W.M.M. v. Trump (5th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) (en banc) 1. Introduction W.M.M. v....
Reverse-Payment Antitrust Standing Requires Proof FDA Approval Would Have Occurred Earlier (Not Merely Might Have) Introduction In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation (3d Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) arises from...