Judicially Enforceable “Clear and Concise” Yes/No Effect Statements: Substantial-Compliance Review Under Idaho Code § 34-1810(1)(b) I. Introduction Idahoans United v. McGrane/Labrador [SUBSTITUTE] is...
Tie Elections Require Accounted Ballots and Promulgated “Lot” Procedures; Courts May Order a Completion Election Under HRS § 11-175 I. Introduction Souza v. Nago (Haw. Sept. 4, 2026) is a...
State v. Cook: CPS-Fear Statements as Inextricably Intertwined Evidence and Strict Specificity for Ineffective-Assistance Claims on Direct Appeal Case: State v. Cook, 322 Neb. 114 (Neb. Sept. 4,...
Setoff in Probate Requires an Enforceable Debt Owed to the Estate; “Shall Not Collect” Eliminates Setoff Case: In re Estate of Mueller (Kan. 2026-09-04) Court: Supreme Court of Kansas Core holding...
Byrd v. Coffey: Preponderance Standard Governs Declaratory Judgments Interpreting Ambiguous Deeds Before Applying Quiet-Title Burdens Supreme Court of Idaho (Sept. 4, 2026) 1. Introduction Byrd v....
Unscheduled Lease-Option Rights Remain Bankruptcy Estate Property, Defeating Debtor Standing in Idaho Case: Conger v. Clark (Idaho Sup. Ct. Sept. 4, 2026) | Court: Supreme Court of Idaho 1....
Idaho Supreme Court Requires Accurate, Clear, and Concise “Yes/No Effect” Ballot Statements Under I.C. § 34-1810(1)(b) and Confirms Extraordinary-Writ Review 1. Introduction Case: Idahoans United v....
Kuehn v. Evnen: No Imputation of Notarial Defects Across Petition Pages; Discretionary Refusal to Draw Fifth Amendment Adverse Inferences in Initiative Litigation I. Introduction Kuehn v. Evnen (322...
Rogers v. Moll: Kansas Affirms “Instructions as a Whole” Can Satisfy Causation Without a Standalone Definition—and Flags PIK’s “Fault” Framing in Single-Defendant Negligence Trials 1. Introduction...
State v. Barnes: Plain-View “Immediately Apparent” Probable Cause for a Smoked-Down Blunt and General Consent to Search a Person Encompasses Pocket Searches I. Introduction In State v. Barnes (Kan....
No Double Presentence Credit Across Separate Dockets When Confinement Is Attributable to Probation Revocation Case: Yzail Ashton Gauna v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 97 (Wyo. Sept. 3, 2026) Court:...
Sedillo v. State: Idaho Constitutional Double Jeopardy Applies the Pleading Theory and Requires Merger of Theft into Robbery When the Same Taking Is Charged I. Introduction In Sedillo v. State (Idaho...
No Double Credit for Jail Time Across Separate Dockets Unless Confinement Was Solely for Unposted Bond Case: Yzail Ashton Gauna v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 97 (Wyo. Sept. 3, 2026) 1....
Nonrecourse Clauses in Confidentiality Agreements Bar Tortious-Interference Claims Against Nonparty Affiliates Absent Bad-Faith Conduct Unrelated to Legitimate Economic Self-Interest 1. Introduction...
Memoranda of Payment Do Not Satisfy RSA 281-A:55-a, II Notice of a “Possible Claim” Against the Special Fund Case: Appeal of Comm'r of N.H. Dep't of Labor, Cite: 2026 N.H. 34 Court: Supreme Court of...
State v. Sarria (375 Or 516) — ORS 133.076 Requires a Peace-Officer-Issued (Not Court-Issued) Criminal Citation; Outdoor Media Limits New Procedural Affirmances in Conditional-Plea Appeals I....
Okene v. Blanche: Substantial-Evidence Review for INA § 240A Hardship and VAWA Battery/Extreme-Cruelty Determinations 1. Introduction In Okene v. Blanche (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026), Wilberforce Okene,...
Direct-Sales Bans Survive Rational-Basis Review as Applied to Non‑Franchising EV Manufacturers Under Fifth Circuit Precedent Case: Lucid Group USA v. Johnston (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) | Court: United...
No Due Process Error from Reasonable Trial Time Limits Absent Objection or Prejudice; Unsworn Post-Trial Submissions Properly Excluded 1. Introduction Bryan Hutcheson v. Haley Frano and Kenneth Frano...
Option-to-Purchase Contracts: No Implied Right to Delay Closing to Challenge a Contractually-Required MAI Appraisal; Appraisal-Critique Experts Must Satisfy V.R.E. 702 Introduction Jamaica Cottage...