Nonjurisdictional Service Errors in State Appropriation Claims: Court of Claims Act § 11 Exception Controls; EDPL 508 Only Triggers Appraisal Timing 1. Introduction Port Grove Assoc. v State of New...
Judicial Estoppel Bars a Statute-of-Frauds Defense to Loan Indebtedness Previously Sworn to in Earlier Litigation 1. Introduction In Fischer v. Fischer-Olson, 2026 S.D. 39, the South Dakota Supreme...
Scheduling Orders in Original Jurisdiction Writ Proceedings Do Not Divest Circuit Court Jurisdiction Absent a Rule to Show Cause or Stay 1. Introduction In Antonio Prophet v. Jonathan Frame,...
Expired Personal Safety Orders Remain Reviewable for Collateral Consequences; “Reconsideration” Motions Are Construed Under Rule 59(e) or Rule 60(b) 1. Introduction In A.H. v. B.K. (W. Va. Sup. Ct....
Best Interests Cannot Substitute for Statutory Abandonment in Stepparent Adoption—Interference with Visitation Defeats the Abandonment Presumption Case: In re the Adoption of: R.E.H., No. 25-332...
Post-Dispositional Improvement Period Requires a Proven “Substantial Change in Circumstances,” and Post-Termination Visitation Requires a Best-Interests Finding 1. Introduction In In re K.A., A.L.,...
Gov.Bar R. I(17) Publication Requirement for Ohio Bar-Exam Applicants (2026-Ohio-2390) 1. Introduction In 06/24/2026 Administrative Actions, 2026-Ohio-2390 (Supreme Court of Ohio, June 24, 2026), the...
Contribution Under Oklahoma UCATA Requires Common Liability for the Same Legally Cognizable Injury—Insurance-Agent Misrepresentation Is Not the Same Injury as the Underlying Property Damage 1....
Border Officers Need Not Have “Clear and Convincing” Proof to Treat Returning LPRs as Applicants for Admission Based on “Committed” CIMT 1. Introduction Blanche, Acting Attorney General v. Lau (U.S....
Helms-Burton Abrogates FSIA Immunity for Cuban Instrumentalities Without Requiring an FSIA Exception Introduction Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) (609 U.S. ___ (2026)) arises...
New Rule: Spending Clause Statutes Cannot Impose Personal-Capacity Damages Liability on Nonconsenting State Employees I. Introduction Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety...
“Gender” Pleading Suffices for ELCRA Pregnancy Discrimination (Pre-2023), and a Dean’s Maternity-Leave-Linked Merit-Raise Rationale Supports an ELCRA Verdict I. Introduction Case: Peng Guo v. Mich....
ELCRA Pregnancy Discrimination: “Gender” Pleading Suffices (Pre-2023) and Denial of a Merit Raise Tied to Maternity Leave Supports Liability I. Introduction Peng Guo v. Mich. Tech. Univ. (6th Cir....
Standing for Declaratory Relief May Rest on Issue-Preclusive Effect Against Nonparty State Enforcers; Ex parte Young Does Not Allow “Liquidated-Damages Declarations” Against a State 1. Introduction...
Tenth Circuit Opens the Courthouse Door to Statutory Ultra Vires Challenges of Presidential Antiquities Act Proclamations 1. Introduction In Garfield County, Utah v. Trump (captioned in the district...
Judicial Review Is Available for Statutory Ultra Vires Challenges to Antiquities Act Proclamations When the Act Imposes Discernible Limits Case: Garfield County, Utah v. Trump (substitution noted...
Judgment Satisfaction by Victim-Restitution Offset Ends Federal Ancillary Jurisdiction Over Post-Judgment Challenges 1. Introduction In Brooks v. Colorado Department of Corrections (10th Cir. June...
Perjury Under § 1623 Cannot Rest on “I Don’t Know” About Another’s Motives Absent a Foundation 1. Introduction United States v. Milliron (10th Cir. June 23, 2026) arose from a federal grand-jury...
Harmless-Error Framework for Taylor-Based § 924(c) Instructional Challenges When the Record Shows Completed Hobbs Act Robbery 1. Introduction United States v. Bailey (10th Cir. June 23, 2026) is an...
Severe Migraines at Step Two Do Not Require Additional RFC Limits Where the ALJ’s Decision Adequately Discusses the Impairment and Substantial Evidence Supports Minimal Functional Impact I....