Social Media Posts and 911 CAD Logs as “Original Documentary Evidence” (Continuing Witness Rule); Gang-Nexus Mischarge Requires Prejudice on Plain-Error Review 1. Introduction In CLIFTON v. THE STATE...
Coram Nobis Relief Demands Diligence and an “Obvious” Miscarriage of Justice; Tailored Filing Restrictions Upheld Case: United States v. Moreno (10th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) (Order and Judgment,...
Reverse-Payment Antitrust Standing Requires Proof the FDA “Would Have” Approved Earlier (Not Merely “May Have”) Case: In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation (3d Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) (Not Precedential)...
Stress Is Not an Adverse Employment Action: Post-Muldrow Identifiable-Term Harm and Unchanged Hostile-Environment Thresholds Under Title VII I. Introduction In Gersen Gabriel v. DSM Biomedical, Inc....
Wisconsin Supreme Court Signals Willingness to Fast-Track Petitions for Review in Election Cases Through Accelerated Response and Amicus Deadlines 1. Introduction Case: Democratic National Committee...
Reverse-Payment Standing Requires Proof the FDA Would Have Approved Earlier (Not Merely Could Have) I. Introduction In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation (3d Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) is a Hatch-Waxman...
Seventh Circuit: No Third-Party Beneficiary Status—and No Broker Notice Duty to Non-Insured Claimants—Absent Explicit Contractual Intent Case: Robert Ferguson v. Aon Risk Services Companies, Inc....
Minor v. State: Rule 701 Familiarity-Based Video Identifications and Harmless-Error Review of Unconstitutional (But Hidden) Shackling 1. Introduction In Minor v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia, Aug....
Changed-Country-Conditions Motions to Reopen Must Compare to Conditions at the Original Merits Hearing (Not Later Benchmarks) 1. Introduction Ala Rahim Yonan v. Todd Blanche (Sixth Circuit, Aug. 13,...
Non‑Signatory Enforcement of Delegation Clauses: Courts Decide; State Law Governs Equitable Estoppel Even Under FAA Chapter 2 Case: Taewoo Kim v. Jump Trading, LLC Court: United States Court of...
Federal-Officer Element Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 111/1114 Satisfied by Task-Force Deputization or “Assisting” Status Without MOU Formalities 1. Introduction In United States v. Gigena (10th Cir. Aug. 13,...
Circuit Split Bars Plain-Error Reversal of U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(9)(A) “Acting on Behalf of a Charity” Enhancement in For-Profit Investment Fraud 1. Introduction In United States v. Henry Abdo (11th...
§ 2255 Evidentiary Hearings After Record Expansion: No Hearing to “Conjure” a Plea Deal—Movant Must Plead a Specific Deficiency and a Record-Based Probability He’d Accept the Government’s Only Terms...
Fourth Circuit: Foreign-Market Prescription Drugs with Different Labeling and Quality Controls Are “Non-Genuine” Under the Lanham Act; Contributory Liability Requires Knowledge, Not Formal Notice...
Shifting Termination Explanations and Disputed “Belligerence” Create a Jury Issue of Pretext in § 1981 Retaliation Case: Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC Court: United States Court...
Regressive, Apportioned Financial-Institutions Tax Survives Dormant Commerce Clause Internal-Consistency Review Case: Dollar Bank, FSB v. Harris, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3069 (Ohio Aug. 13, 2026)...
Prospective End to Automatic Supreme Court Review of Non-Death-Penalty Murder Appeals (Docketed After July 1, 2027) 1. Introduction Case: Coleman v. State, Supreme Court of Georgia (Decided August...
Bathroom Denial During a Search-Warrant Detention Can Be an “Obvious” Fourth Amendment Unreasonable Seizure Case: Derek Antol v. Robert English, et al. (6th Cir. Aug. 13, 2026) | Panel: Clay, Moore...
No Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Challenge “Complete Forensic Extraction” Cell-Phone Warrants Absent Binding Overbreadth Precedent 1. Introduction In Lenon v. State (Supreme Court of Georgia,...
Bentley v. State: Unpreserved Faretta-Error Claims and No Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Object to “Irrevocable” Self-Representation Warnings Introduction In Bentley v. State (Supreme Court of...