OCGA § 9-11-68 Fee Motions Must Be Filed Within the Same Term as Judgment Absent a Statutory Deadline Introduction In Nesmith v. Branch (A25A1575, decided January 14, 2026), the Court of Appeals of...
Jean-Baptiste v. State: No Presumption of Jailhouse-Informant Unreliability in Rule 29 Review; No Plain-Error Duty to Sua Sponte Voir Dire or Mistrial for Brief, Inconspicuous Victim-Support T-Shirts...
Camara v. Gill Dairy: Post-Trial Review of Summary-Judgment Fact Disputes Must Use the Trial Record; R.C. 2745.01(C) Presumption Requires Only Evidence of “Deliberate Removal” 1. Introduction In...
Rule 219 Administrative Suspension: Notice-and-Cure Opportunity Before Effective Date 1. Introduction Case: In Re: Administrative Suspension Pursuant to Rule 219 of the Pennsylvania Rules of...
Sixth Circuit Reaffirms De Novo Appellate Review of Pretrial-Detention Decisions and Limits Reliance on “Good-Faith” Internet-Restriction Conditions for Online Threat/Doxxing Defendants I....
Probable Cause + Imminent Digital Deletion Permits Warrantless Cell-Phone Seizure; Non-Material Franks Errors Do Not Invalidate a Later Search Warrant I. Introduction In United States v. Amir Kalomo...
Timmons v. Bohinski: Sworn § 1746 Declarations Can Create a Triable PLRA “Unavailability by Intimidation” Dispute Under Rule 56 1. Introduction In Brandon Timmons v. Bohinski (3d Cir. Aug. 12, 2026),...
Tennessee Rule 37 Certified-Question Appeals: Record Colloquy Best Practice and Vacatur/Withdrawal Remedy When Not Dispositive I. Introduction State of Tennessee v. Torrian Seantel Bishop (Tenn. Aug....
§ 1402(a)(13) “Limited Partner” Means a Partner Who Plays No Significant Managerial Role (Fifth Circuit) 1. Introduction In K Alain v. CIR (formerly operating under the name Sirius Solutions,...
No Statutory “Recency” Requirement for a Civil Stalking “Course of Conduct” Under RSA 633:3-a; Passage of Time Goes to Reasonable Fear Introduction In T.S. v. G.W. (N.H. Aug. 12, 2026) (order issued...
Standing Limits on ADA/Rehabilitation Act Challenges to Texas S.B. 1: No “Resource Diversion” Standing, No Traceability to Non-Enforcers, and Prosecutors Don’t “Provide” Voting Services I....
Mass-Marketing Enhancement Applies Even When Solicitation Targets Non-Victims in Healthcare Fraud (United States v. Joyner) 1. Introduction In United States v. Colby Edward Joyner, the Fourth Circuit...
Tennessee Certified-Question Appeals: “Question-Plus-Record” Test for Rule 37(b)(2) Scope-and-Limits; Partial Overruling of State v. Preston I. Introduction Case: State of Tennessee v. William Tony...
Private Attorney General Fees Against Private Permittees: Active Opposition Can Trigger Full Certiorari “Fees-on-Fees” Liability 1. Introduction Ralston v. Board of Land and Natural Resources,...
Pattern Misconduct + Nonlawyer Fee/Supervision Failures in Adoption Practice Justify Six-Month Definite Suspension; Health Mitigation Requires Causal Link 1. Introduction Case: In the Matter of Paul...
Definite Suspension for COVID-Relief Loan Misrepresentations and Failure to Self-Report a Felony Indictment—Retroactive to Interim Suspension Introduction In the Matter of Courtney N. Gilchrist is an...
Persistent Failure to Cooperate with ODC and Client-Status Neglect Justify a One-Year Definite Suspension 1. Introduction In the Matter of Michael Demorris Brown (S.C. Sup. Ct. Aug. 12, 2026) is an...
DWPA Application Areas Must Encompass Seaward Pipelines: One Deepwater Port Per Properly Drawn Area Case: Citizens for Clean Air v. TRANC (captioned Citizens for Clean Air & Clean Water in Brazoria...
Plea-Agreement Restitution Floors as “Some Evidence” Under 18 U.S.C. § 2259, and Statutory-Maximum Review Despite Appeal Waivers (Fifth Circuit) 1. Introduction In United States v. Brann (5th Cir....
Default Admissions in Georgia Lawyer Discipline: Disbarment for Multi-Client Neglect, Misrepresentation, and Noncooperation 1. Introduction In the Matter of Kerry Eston Hand (Supreme Court of...