Production of Nonprofit Records in Discovery Moots Inspection Claims; Courts Decline to Intervene in Uncontested, Superseded Officer Elections Absent Injury 1. Introduction E. Kragh v. MADC is a 2026...
Marriage of French: Rule 60(b) Relief Cannot Substitute for an Untimely Appeal; Voidness Requires a Fundamental Due Process Defect Shown on an Adequate Record 1. Introduction Case: In re the Marriage...
State v. M. Mitchell (2026 MT 201): Custody During Revocation Is Credited to the Active DOC Term Being Served; the State Is Judicially Estopped From Reclaiming Detention-Credit Error It Invited 1....
Plain-Error Resentencing Required When a Court Applies a Post-Offense Sentencing Amendment as “Mandatory” Case: State v. M. Partridge, 2026 MT 204N (Mont. Aug. 25, 2026) (memorandum opinion;...
No Delegation of Financial Sentencing Obligations to Parole; Mislabeling “Crime of Violence” Requires Striking, Not Resentencing Absent Reliance Case: State v. T.W. Hatfield, 2026 MT 202 (Mont. Aug....
Will-Serve Letters Imply Performance Within a “Reasonable Time” and Do Not Create Perpetual Municipal Capacity Obligations Introduction West Dev. v. Town of W. Yellowstone (2026 MT 203) arose from a...
FBI Investigative Conclusions as Admissible Public Records—and the Trial-Contaminating Effect of Erroneous Partial Summary Judgment on Consent-Based Claims Case: Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation...
Pettway Reaffirmed: Title VII Participation Clause Bars Termination for Any EEOC-Charge Statements, Even If False Case: Jeremy Ellis v. Sheriff, Hillsborough County Florida Court: U.S. Court of...
Verified Prisoner Complaints and Retaliatory Denials of Care: Summary-Judgment Limits in Eighth- and First-Amendment Medical Claims Case: Jonathan Michael Burton v. Dr. G. Espino (11th Cir. Aug. 25,...
Remote-Hearing Choice of Law: No Remand Required Where the IJ Provides an Alternative First Circuit Analysis Adopted by the BIA 1. Introduction Bromfield v. Blanche (1st Cir. Aug. 25, 2026) arises...
Accelerated Termination and Withdrawal of Transition Benefits After a Discrimination Complaint Constitute Actionable Title VII Retaliation on Direct Evidence 1. Introduction In Russo v. New Hampshire...
Intervening Callais Decision Requires Vacatur-and-Remand of Section 2 Injunctions Without Piecemeal Merits Parsing Introduction In Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. v. Secretary, State of Georgia...
Local-Rule Missteps Can Be “Excusable Neglect” for Late Fee Filings; Res Judicata-Barred Claims Support Defense Fee Awards 1. Introduction In David W. Foley, Jr. v. Orange County (11th Cir. Aug. 25,...
Rule 41(b) “Without Prejudice” Dismissals Become “With Prejudice” When Limitations Have Run—And Repeated Conference No‑Shows Can Justify the Ultimate Sanction Case: Deandre Arnold v. City of Hampton,...
Post-Muldrow Adverse-Action Rule: “Some Injury” Suffices for Title VII Discrimination, but Retaliation Still Requires Material Harm Case: Rishi Arora v. Miami-Dade County, Florida (11th Cir. Aug. 25,...
Criminal FCA Estoppel for PPP Fraud and Standalone Excessive-Fines Review (No Restitution Aggregation) 1. Introduction United States of America, ex rel. Ruth Collins v. Shelitha Renee Robertson (11th...
Tenth Circuit: “Reasonable, Good-Faith Efforts” to Find a Transient Witness Suffice for Confrontation-Clause Unavailability Case: United States v. Barker (No. 24-7100) Court: Court of Appeals for the...
Plain-Error Reversal When Jury Isn’t Told Government Must Disprove Imperfect Self-Defense Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Introduction In United States v. Phillips (10th Cir. Aug. 25, 2026), the Tenth...
Fourth Circuit Rejects the “Reason-for-Vacatur” Test: A Vacated Conviction Cannot Support Inadmissibility Under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i) I. Introduction In Lizbeyde Piedra v. Todd Blanche (4th...
Qualified Immunity at the Pleading Stage Requires Fact-Specific “Clearly Established” Law—General Anti-Retaliation and No-Probable-Cause Principles Are Not Enough 1. Introduction Fogleman-Laxey v....