Sixth Circuit Clarifies Confrontation Limits for Data-Driven Expert Testimony in Healthcare-Fraud Prosecutions I. Introduction In United States v. Kindy Ghussin (Nos. 25-1056/1099/1104/1157/1353, 6th...
State v. Mielak: “Conduct” Expressing Lack of Consent Includes Omissions and a Series of Acts/Omissions Under § 28-318(8)(a)(iii) Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Citation: 321 Neb. 542 (Filed June...
Independent Expert Interpretation of Fraud Analytics Does Not Trigger Confrontation Rights Absent Relayed Testimonial Hearsay I. Introduction United States v. Ali Abdelrazzaq (6th Cir. June 12, 2026)...
Sixth Circuit: Confrontation Clause Permits Expert’s Independent Interpretation of Team-Processed Data (No Right to Cross-Examine Data Validators) Introduction United States v. Raef Hamaed (6th Cir....
Independent Expert Interpretation of Third-Party-Processed Data Does Not Violate the Confrontation Clause (Sixth Cir.) I. Introduction In United States v. Raef Hamaed (6th Cir. June 12, 2026)...
Independent Expert Interpretation of Third-Party Verified Data Does Not Trigger the Confrontation Clause Case: United States v. Tarek Fakhuri (with consolidated appeals of Hamaed, Ghussin,...
Torres Limits “Missed-Shot” Seizure: No Fourth Amendment Seizure Without Physical Contact or Actual Control Over a Fleeing Suspect Introduction In Jamal Ward v. Charles Brotzke (6th Cir. June 12,...
Preponderance Standard and De Novo Review for Connecticut Estate-Tax Domicile Appeals Case: Daniels v. Commissioner of Revenue Services (SC 21150) Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut Officially...
FOIA Adequate-Search Review: Dissimilar Search Locations Across Requests Are Not Per Se Unreasonable, and New Search-Term/Good-Faith Challenges Are Forfeited on Appeal I. Introduction In Jacqueline...
Nexus Is Dispositive: The Agency Need Not Reach “Past Persecution” Where Harm Reflects Extortion or Perceived Wealth Rather Than a Protected Ground Case: Juana Garcia Rodriguez v. Todd W. Blanche...
Georgia’s “Leadership Committee” Carveout: Unequal Contribution Limits Violate the First Amendment and the Committee’s Office-Dependent Fundraising Is State Action Case: Richard Jackson v. William...
Career-Offender Predicate Rule: Federal Bank Robbery and Florida Aggravated Assault Are Crimes of Violence, and Postdated State-High-Court Mens Rea Clarifications Define What the Statute “Always...
Mass-Signing Prefilled Medicare Orders: “False Certification” Fraud, Venue Waiver, and Billed-Amount Intended Loss Case: United States v. Young (5th Cir. June 11, 2026) (unpublished) Court: United...
Tropskii v. Blanche: Repeated Voluntary Returns Undermine “Objective Fear,” Conscription-Evasion Punishment Usually Not Persecution, and Pattern-or-Practice Claims Must Be Raised to the IJ 1....
HISA Enforcement Unconstitutional Under Private Nondelegation: Back-End FTC Review and Rulemaking Cannot Cure a Statute’s Unsupervised Private Executive Power Case: Natl Horsemen's Benevolent v....
Incorporation-by-Reference Conditions and Reasoned Predictions of Compliance Defeat a Stay of Virginia’s Water Quality Certification 1. Introduction In Dan River Basin Association v. Virginia...
Strong Likelihood-of-Success Required to Stay a State Clean Water Act §401 Certification; Application Commitments May Be Enforceable When Incorporated by Reference I. Introduction Case: Sierra Club...
Appellate Waiver Enforced Absent Proof of Government Bad Faith in Withholding a § 3E1.1 Recommendation 1. Introduction In United States v. Robert Thompson (3d Cir. June 10, 2026) (not precedential),...
Preservation-First Criminal Appeals: Forfeiture of New Suppression Theories, CI Non-Disclosure, Contextual Texts as Non-Hearsay, and Plain-Error Limits on § 922(g)(1) Second Amendment Challenges 1....
Perdue’s Lodestar-Multiplier Limits Apply to Federal-Law Contractual Fee-Shifting Awards Case: Artem v. Gelis v. BMW of North America, LLC, No. 24-2721 (3d Cir.) Court / Date: U.S. Court of Appeals...