Minutes-Rule Bar to Equitable Pay Claims for Unapproved School-District Coaching Stipends (and Interlocutory Review Under MRAP 5) Introduction In Coahoma County School District Board of Education,...
Patient Suspicion Starts MTCA Discovery-Rule Clock Without Second Opinion 1. Introduction In University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Corlexia Carter (Miss. Aug. 6, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
Cellebrite Cell-Phone Extractions as Non-Expert “Operator” Evidence: No Rule 702 Reliability Finding Required Joseph David Heard v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Aug. 6, 2026) — Capital murder...
Adverse-Possession Claimants Have Standing to Challenge Tax Sales; § 29-1-21 Is Not a Standing Bar Case: Jermille Johnson v. Elizabeth Cleveland, et al. Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Date:...
State v. Bekkum: Post-Conviction Charging Challenges Apply the Motta/Wells Presumption—No “Fair Notice” Dismissal Absent Prejudice or Failure to Allege a Crime I. Introduction State v. Bekkum (Haw....
HRS § 91-7 Authorizes Facial Declaratory Challenges to Tax Rules; HRS § 91-7(a) Is Venue (Not Jurisdiction), Overruling Hawaii Home Infusion Associates v. Befitel I. Introduction In Booking.com B.V....
Schuemann v. Timperley (321 Neb. 955): Expert Proof of Proximate Cause Remains Essential in Informed-Consent Malpractice—Even When Breach Is Factually Disputed I. Introduction Case: Schuemann v....
Ohio Mandamus: Municipal Fiscal Officers Must Certify Referendum Petitions Unless an Emergency Clause States Specific Reasons—and They Cannot Decide “Administrative vs. Legislative” I. Introduction...
Roth v. Marcoe (321 Neb. 983): Implied “More Appropriate Forum” Determination Under § 42-364(5) and the Limits of Incarceration/Contact Barriers as “Just Cause” Against Abandonment I. Introduction...
“Warrant and Defend” Is Not a Standalone Duty: No Attorney-Fee Reimbursement Absent Eviction Under Paramount Title Case: Morris v. Dall, 321 Neb. 972 (Neb. Aug. 7, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of...
Res Judicata Bars Renewed Standing Challenges After Remand; Bank of New York Mellon v. Tope Does Not Sub Silentio Overrule Bedford Realty in Lost Note Foreclosures 1. Introduction Case: LPP Mortgage...
Mandamus to Compel Judicial Appointments: Mootness Upon Appointment and Renewed Debate Over Writ Power Against the Governor 1. Introduction In Kevin Emas v. Ron D. DeSantis, Governor (SC2026-0985),...
Florida Probate Rules (2026): § 733.612 Enforcement Treated as Adversary Proceedings; Small-Estate and Summary Administration Thresholds Increased 1. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Florida...
Substantial Independent Evidence Defeats Strickland Prejudice in W.R.A.P. 21 New-Trial Motions 1. Introduction In Rene Irisrose Daniels v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 88, the Wyoming Supreme Court...
Substantial Independent Evidence Defeats Strickland Prejudice in W.R.A.P. 21 Ineffective-Assistance New-Trial Motions 1. Introduction In Rene Irisrose Daniels v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 88, the...
Kansas Supreme Court’s Inherent Authority to Correct Its Own Opinion and Mandate Case: State v. Borders (Kan. Aug. 7, 2026) | Court: Supreme Court of Kansas 1. Introduction State v. Borders arises...
Hospital Staff Housing as Tax-Exempt Property When “Directly Incidental and Vitally Necessary” to Hospital Operations I. Introduction In City of Nome Equalization Board v. Norton Sound Health...
Legislative Immunity Bars Judicial Challenges to Alaska Legislative Ethics Committee Discipline Decisions (Including Due Process Claims) Case: Lora Reinbold v. State of Alaska and Alaska Legislature...
Concurrent Tribal–State Custody Disputes: Alaska Adopts a “First-to-File” Preferred Forum Rule and Requires Exhaustion of Tribal Jurisdictional Remedies 1. Introduction Sarah Rachel Mallette v....
Alaska Adopts a Post-Waiver “Stop and Clarify” Rule for Ambiguous Requests for Counsel Under Article I, Sections 9 and 11 Introduction In State of Alaska v. Steven Ridenour (Aug. 7, 2026), the Alaska...