Standing Established by Annexing a Blank-Endorsed Note; Non-Owner-Occupancy Rider Renders RPAPL 1304/1306 Inapplicable 1. Introduction In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Dorlouis (2026 NY Slip Op 04449 [2d...
Punitive Damages Require “High Degree of Moral Culpability” in CVA Negligent Hiring/Supervision Claims; Non-Employer School District Not Liable for Hiring/Supervising Another Entity’s Employee 1....
Vann v. Fewell: Perfunctory Exhaustion Briefing Forfeits Review; Body-Camera Video and “Malingering” Inferences Sustain Qualified Immunity in Pretrial-Detention Force/Medical-Care Claims 1....
Tenth Circuit Holds PLRA “Imminent Danger” Exception Requires Standing-Like Nexus: Traceability and Redressability 1. Introduction Barnett v. Bridges (10th Cir. July 14, 2026) addresses when a...
Due Process Does Not Create a “Void Judgment” Escape Hatch from AEDPA’s One-Year Limit; Unreliable, Conflicting, Late Affidavits (Including Recantations) Fail the Actual-Innocence Gateway I....
Interactive-Process ADA Claims Fail Absent Evidence of a Feasible, Safe Accommodation for Essential Job Communications Introduction Buccieri v. Brewster Ambulance Service, Inc. (1st Cir. July 13,...
Specialized Military PCB Manufacturing Triggers Federal Officer Removal: “Acting Under” Without “Tight Control” and a Broad Post-2011 “Relating To” Nexus Case: Czerno v. General Electric Company, No....
Compensation Limits Triggered by Publishing Rental Listings Are Content-Neutral Commercial-Speech Regulations Reviewed Under Central Hudson; FARE Act Likely Valid Under the Contracts Clause...
Second Circuit: Daubert Gatekeeping Cannot Displace Scientific Disagreement in Bradford Hill–Based General Causation; OTC Pregnancy Warning Rules Do Not Preempt Supplemental Risk Warnings I....
Impeachment-Only Recordings Need Not Be Pre-Disclosed Absent Clear Pretrial Rule—Erroneous Exclusion Requires a New § 1983 Trial Case: McClarin v. City of New York (2d Cir. July 13, 2026) Panel:...
Wyoming WAPA Review: Arbitrary-and-Capricious Scrutiny Applies to Agency Legislative (Rulemaking) Action Decision: Warren Livestock, LLC, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners, County of Albany,...
Wyoming Applies Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review to Agency Legislative Rulemaking Under the WAPA (APOZ Aquifer-Protection Zoning Upheld) 1. Introduction In Warren Livestock, LLC, et al. v. Board of...
Totality-of-the-Circumstances Nexus in Search-Warrant Affidavits: Common-Sense Inferences and Presumed Reliability of Law-Enforcement Sources Introduction In Christopher Allen Campbell v. The State...
State v. Morgan: Courts Must Decide Reasonable Suspicion Before Applying the New-Crime/Attenuation Exception 1. Introduction In State v. Morgan (N.M. July 13, 2026), the Supreme Court of New Mexico...
LMRA § 301 Complete Preemption of State Tort Claims That Require CBA Interpretation (Including “Publication” for Defamation and “Outrageousness” for IIED) 1. Introduction Case: Pete Szmurlo v. TK...
Rule 3(c)(4) “Merger” and Local-Rule Admissions: Interlocutory Orders Reviewable on Appeal and Unrebutted Facts Supporting Summary Judgment in an ADA Termination Case 1. Introduction In Jacqualine...
ADEA Claims Challenging Federal Contract “Suitability” Decisions Require Age-Causation Evidence; Undisclosed Comparators and Non-Decisionmaker Remarks (Even with Alleged Cat’s Paw) Are Insufficient...
Estates with Multiple Beneficiaries Must Appear Through Counsel in Federal Court; Persistent Failure to Retain Counsel Warrants Rule 41(b) Dismissal With Prejudice (and a Belated Rule 54(b) Judgment...
Plain-Error Relief Denied for Alleged Hearing-Access Defect in Civil Commitment Absent Objection and Where Record Shows Participation (Matter of L.S.) 1. Introduction In Matter of L.S., 2026 MT 154N...
Enforcing a Final Marital Property Settlement Agreement: Limits on Post-Decree Relitigation and Procedural Leniency for Pro Se Appeals Introduction Marriage of McLaughlin (Mont. Sup. Ct. 2026 MT...