Sixth Circuit Reaffirms U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2’s “75:1” Video-to-Image Rule After Loper Bright and Upholds Comparative Sentencing Remarks Under § 3553(a) I. Introduction In United States v. Chance York...
Certification of Rhode Island UM/UIM Coverage for Employees Driving Personal Vehicles in the Scope of Employment Introduction Roberge v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America (U.S. Court of...
Intervention Timeliness Runs from Litigation Signals of Abandonment—Not Political Rhetoric; Intervenors Still Need Appellate Standing to Challenge Vacatur/Remand I. Introduction In Texas v. US Dept...
Sixth Circuit Precedent: § 2423(b) “Travel With Intent” Requires Intent to Engage in § 2243(a) Under-16 Sex Acts (Not Merely Under-18) When § 2243(a) Is the Chapter 109A Predicate I. Introduction...
No Implicit Seventh Amendment Jury Waiver from Participation in Rule 65(a)(2)-Style Proceedings Amid Court-Created Confusion 1. Introduction Case: Linardon v. Walsh, No. 25-1541 (1st Cir. Sept. 11,...
Constructive Possession in a Drug Stash House Triggers § 2D1.1(b)(1) and Bars the § 4C1.1 Zero-Point-Offender Reduction Case: United States v. Parsons (1st Cir. Sept. 11, 2026) | Court: U.S. Court of...
Rule 48(a) Dismissals With Prejudice Require a “Patent Threat of Unfairness” to the Defendant; Courts May Not Categorically Condition Removal on Prejudicial Dismissal Introduction United States v....
Accrual of Florida Tortious-Interference-with-Inheritance Claims Begins When Probate Defeats the Expected Will (Not When Probate Litigation Ends) Case: Charles Steven Chauncy v. Dennis Lee Gorden...
Equitable Estoppel Cannot Expand an Arbitration Clause Expressly Limited to “Employer” and “Employee” Under Florida Law Introduction In Dennis Campbell v. AIVA Global, Inc., James Muller, and Maria...
Substantial-Truth Protection for Headlines: “Assault” vs. “Battery” and the Use of Video/Police Reports at the Rule 12(b)(6) Stage Case: James Thomas Carlan v. Tegna Inc. (No. 26-10758) Court: United...
Self-Serving Sworn Testimony Can Defeat Summary Judgment in FLSA Off-the-Clock Overtime Claims (Even When Late-Disclosed Texts Are Excluded) I. Introduction In Patrick Byrne v. Goodwill South Florida...
Record-Based Sentencing Explanations and Uncharged-Conduct Justifications for Upward Variances in Illegal Reentry Cases 1. Introduction In United States v. Cristofer Pecero-Ramirez (11th Cir. Sept....
Controlled-Buy Corroboration, Totality-Based Felon-in-Possession Reasonable Suspicion, and the Public-Safety Pre-Miranda Gun Question Case: United States v. Johnny Smith, Jr. (11th Cir. Sept. 11,...
Reaffirming Admissibility of Prior Felon-in-Possession Convictions to Prove Knowing Possession, and Permitting Comment on Post-Arrest, Pre-Miranda Silence in the Eleventh Circuit Case: United States...
Fifth Circuit: ADA Does Not Require Indefinite Leave; Title VII Requires “Nearly Identical” Comparators and Pretext Evidence Beyond Timing I. Introduction In Payne v. Hammond City (5th Cir. Sept. 11,...
Louisiana Article 971 Anti-SLAPP Motions Are Unavailable in Federal Court Because They Conflict with Rules 12 and 56 Case: Sahs v. Loyola Univ New Orleans (5th Cir. Sept. 11, 2026) | Panel: Richman,...
Volitional Payments Are Not an “Occurrence”: No Texas CGL Duty to Defend ATA Aiding-and-Abetting Terrorism Claims 1. Introduction Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Ericsson (5th Cir....
Active Firearm Possession and Law-of-the-Case Foreclose § 4C1.1 “Zero-Point Offender” Relief, While § 3582 Compassionate Release Cannot Cure Sentencing Errors Introduction In United States v....
Harmless-Error Affirmance for Alleged Hearsay When Evidence Is Cumulative and Minimally Used at Trial (United States v. Silas) I. Introduction In United States v. Silas (10th Cir. Sept. 11, 2026)...
Sixth Circuit Endorses Upward Revocation Variances for Repeated DUI Breaches and Permits Consideration of State-Sentence Deterrence and Video/Report Injury Proof I. Introduction In United States v....