Transcripts + Plea Admissions Can Sustain U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(2) “Credible Threat” Enhancement Under the Low Sentencing-Reliability Threshold I. Introduction In United States v. Jerry Baker (6th Cir....
Ordinary Financial and Emotional Consequences—Plus Speculative Spousal Depression—Do Not Establish “Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship” for Non-LPR Cancellation 1. Introduction Isidro...
High-Speed Pursuits Triggered by Sudden Flight: State-Created-Danger Liability Requires Intent to Harm, and the “Culpability Clock” Starts When the Suspect Flees 1. Introduction Neal Miller v. Joseph...
Exhibit-Listed Retirement Accounts Remain Subject to a Postnuptial Retirement Division Formula Introduction In Andrea K. Smerski f/k/a Andrea K. Lemon v. Darren M. Lemon, 2026 WY 61 (June 4, 2026),...
Wyoming Rule 55(c) “Good Cause” Requires a Clearly Articulated Rule 60(b) Ground and Cogent, Cited Argument—Courts Need Not Supply Missing Analysis I. Introduction Case: Josiah Moran, Conservator of...
Implicit Denial of Qualified Immunity: Silent Orders That Let Litigation Proceed Are Immediately Appealable Wertenbroch v. Hardeman Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (June 3, 2026) I....
Louisiana Marijuana Predicates (Including Hemp) Do Not Support Career-Offender Status Under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 When Broader Than the CSA 1. Introduction In United States v. Kimmons (5th Cir. June 3,...
Clean Water Act Citizen Suits: No Presumption of Irreparable Harm and No “Public Harm” Substitution Under Winter Case: West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Inc. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC Court:...
Interstate “Resupply” Drug Transport as Relevant Conduct Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(a)(2) 1. Introduction United States v. James France (3d Cir. June 3, 2026) addresses a recurring federal sentencing...
Objectively Reasonable Reliance on an Apparent Active Warrant Negates §1983 False-Arrest Liability and Channels Arrest/Force Claims Exclusively into the Fourth Amendment I. Introduction In Vincent...
Third Circuit Rejects FLSA “Overtime Gap Time” Claims and Recalibrates Exemption Analysis to “Fair Reading” and Preponderance Standards 1. Introduction In Secretary United States Department of Labor...
Wyoming Post-Majority Support Requires Proof a Disability Renders the Adult Child Incapable of Self-Support Case: Jonathan Merrick Causey, a Disabled Adult Child, and Tracey Causey, Court Appointed...
Wyoming Castle Doctrine Presumptions Do Not Extend to Driveways; Subjective Belief Alone Does Not Trigger § 6-2-602(b)/(d) Immunity Case: Paul Eugene Manders v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 59 (Wyo....
Federal-Question Jurisdiction May Be Dismissed Under Rule 12(b)(1) When Claims Are “Wholly Insubstantial and Frivolous” 1. Introduction In Ahmed Shaikh v. Fox News Network, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit...
FBAR Penalties Are Subject to the Excessive Fines Clause—Remand Required to Build a Proportionality Record Under United States v. Schwarzbaum Contents Introduction Summary of the Opinion Analysis...
Reaffirming Nevada’s Seven Minors Certification Framework: Informal Probable-Cause Proof Suffices, No Preliminary-Hearing Substitute or Treatment-Availability Findings Required Case: IN RE: T.J....
Procedural Gateway Issues and Arbitration Format Default to the Arbitrator Absent Contractual Allocation Introduction Case: LAS VEGAS POLICE PROTECTIVE ASSOC. v. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (CIVIL), 142 Nev.,...
Post-Rahimi Binding Precedent: § 922(g)(1) Remains Constitutional (Including As-Applied to Nonviolent Felons) and Upward Variances May Rest on Recidivism Despite Guideline Enhancements 1....
Futility as a Basis to Dismiss a Pro Se § 1983 Shotgun Pleading Without Leave to Amend I. Introduction In Izik Aliya v. State of Florida (11th Cir. 2026-06-04) (unpublished), the Eleventh Circuit...
“Otherwise Prohibited by Law” Under R.C. 2923.14: Ohio Courts May Remove a State Firearms Disability Even When the Same Ohio Conviction Also Triggers a Federal Disability I. Introduction In State v....