Iowa Code § 670.4A Does Not Bar Common-Law Police-Shooting Torts; Federal Harlow Qualified-Immunity Rulings Do Not Preclude Iowa Tort Claims 1. Introduction This Iowa Supreme Court decision arises...
Otis v. Miller (5th Cir. Apr. 30, 2026): Grievances and Conclusory “Notice” Allegations Do Not Plead Personal Knowledge or Deliberate Indifference by Named Prison Officials 1. Introduction Case: Otis...
Disability-Benefits Notice Is Not an Accommodation Request: “Qualified Individual” and Comparator Proof Requirements in Academic Dismissal Challenges Case: Jackson v. Univ of TX SW Medical (5th Cir....
Ruffin v. Davis: Deadly Force Against an Armed, Fleeing Suspect Is Unconstitutional (and Clearly Established) Absent a Furtive or Threatening Weapon Movement 1. Introduction Brittany Ruffin v. Kevin...
United States v. Bourabah: Disagreement with Counsel’s Strategy—Even if Framed as “Breakdown”—Does Not Require Substitution on the Eve of Trial, and Does Not Justify Withdrawing an Alford Plea Months...
United States v. Bourabah: Late-Eve Substitution Limits, Alford-Plea Withdrawal Standards, and Upward Departures for Extreme Cyberstalking Harm Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date:...
Retaliation Requires Defendant-Specific Causation; Delay-of-Care Claims Require Harm; No § 1983 Claim for Non-Investigation of Grievances 1. Introduction In John Butler v. Floyd, the United States...
Rule 8 and § 1915(e) Screening: Specificity, Causation, and Municipal-Liability Requirements for NDAA Whistleblower and Title II ADA Claims Case: George Trombetti v. Borough of Aldan (3d Cir. Apr....
West Virginia Severance Tax Wellhead Valuation: “Gross Proceeds” Are the Producer’s Net Settlement Receipts (Not Midstream “Product Value”), and a Later Refund Check Can Restart the 60-Day OTA Appeal...
Conditional Pleas Do Not Create Appellate Finality: West Virginia Criminal Appeals Require Sentence as the Final Judgment I. Introduction In State of West Virginia v. Richard A. Hensley Jr. (Apr. 30,...
Preston v. SB&C, Ltd.: Charity-Care Notice Duty Extends to Collection Agencies Collecting Hospital Debt Under RCW 70.170.060(8)(a) Court: Supreme Court of Washington (En Banc) Date: April 30, 2026...
HELOCs Are Nonnegotiable; DTA “Holder” Proof Requires a Negotiable-Note Holder for Nonjudicial Foreclosure Marquez Vargas v. RRA CP Opportunity Trust 1 (Wash. Apr. 30, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of...
Construction Statute of Repose Bars Claims “Arising From” Integral Construction Work, but Not Claims Based on Independent Product Seller/Supplier Duties 1. Introduction Case: Polinder v. Aecom Energy...
Clean Air Act Citizen Suits Require Ongoing or Repeated SIP Violations—Purely Prospective Noncompliance Is Not Actionable Under § 7604(a)(1) I. Introduction Gordon-Darby Holdings, Inc. v. Quinn is a...
Contractual Silence on Contingency-Fee Bonus Credit Is Not Ambiguity; Wage Claimant Must Prove an Agreed Bonus Rate Introduction In Dino Moncecchi v. Mckellar, Tiedeken & Scoggin, LLC, 2026 WY 50...
State v. Kelly — Harmless-Error Review for Denied Use-of-Force Instructions in Aggravated-Burglary Felony Murder; “Physical Evidence Is Not Biased” Closing Argument Not Improper Vouching 1....
Amendment 80 Fixes Jurisdiction: Circuit Courts Retain Original Jurisdiction Over Facial Constitutional Challenges; Legislature Cannot Confer Exclusive Original Jurisdiction on the Court of Appeals...
“Methamphetamine” in the Controlled Substances Act Means the Generic Drug—No Isomer-by-Isomer Proof Required 1. Introduction United States v. Glenn Wooden (7th Cir. Apr. 30, 2026) addresses a...
United States v. Blair: Cellebrite Phone Extractions May Be Authenticated and Admitted Through Lay Agent Testimony (No Expert Required) Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...
Abandonment on Appeal Affirms Domestic-Relations Abstention, But Abstention Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice (11th Cir.) Case: Oleksandra Plyatsko v. Alice Benton, et al. (No. 25-11784,...