Failure to Object to a Magistrate Judge’s Suppression Recommendation Forfeits Appellate Review; “Government-Agent” Conspiracy Instruction Required Only Where Risk of Agent-Only Agreement Is...
Alternative-Sentence Harmless Error and Continued Binding Effect of Rozier/Richardson After Bruen, Rahimi, Kisor, and Dupree I. Introduction In United States v. Aunyis Cherry (11th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)...
Reasonably Equivalent Value in Family Debt-Release Transfers: Corporate Loans Are Not Personal Guaranties Absent Clear Contractual Commitment (Sixth Circuit) Introduction Kathleen Sullivan v. Timothy...
Rogers v. Espinoza: Abandonment of Excessive-Force Claims and the Need for Bystander-Specific Clearly Established Law (with Scott v. Harris Video Review) I. Introduction In Rogers v. Espinoza (5th...
Debtor Must Attend § 727 Trial Without Subpoena, but One-Day Absence Is Harmless Absent Prejudice; Discharge Appeal Is Final Despite Sanctions Remand 1) Introduction Case: Black v. Triplett (5th Cir....
Repeal-and-Replace Ordinance Moots Preliminary-Injunction Appeal and Bars Pendent Appellate Review 1. Introduction Scannell Properties #516, LLC and Scannell Properties #673, LLC (collectively,...
Revocation and Reimposed, Time-Limited Internet/Social-Media Conditions Are Valid When Individually Tailored to Supervised-Release Violations and Reoffense Risk Case: United States v. Randall Hayes...
Decisionmaker Knowledge Is Essential to § 1981 Retaliation Causation; Temporal Proximity Alone (Three Months) Cannot Overcome Unrebutted No-Knowledge Evidence 1. Introduction In Whiticar v. Parish...
Anticipatory (At-Issue) Waiver Requires Affirmative Reliance—Relevance to Bad Faith Is Not Enough I. Introduction In re Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Incorporated; Prime Insurance Company (5th...
Rule 56(a) Requires an Explainable Summary-Judgment Ruling: Fifth Circuit Limited Remand When Coverage Exclusion Decision Lacks Reasoned Analysis 1. Introduction In Frontier Custom Builders,...
Younger Requires Abstention from Dormant Commerce Clause Attacks on Ongoing State Usury Enforcement; Pre-Enforcement Challenges to Non-Self-Executing Subpoenas Are Unripe Absent Present Injury I....
Corrected Allocution Misapprehension and Deferential Review of a Below-Guidelines Child-Exploitation Sentence Introduction In United States v. Tyleeya Williams (3d Cir. Aug. 5, 2026)...
Ambiguous Service on an Unadjudicated Defendant Defeats § 1291 Finality Absent Rule 54(b) and Requires a Limited Remand Introduction In Damond v. Wiley (5th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026) (per curiam)...
Claim-Ownership as a Merits Rule: LLC Members (Even Guarantors) Cannot Sue Personally for Injury to the Debtor’s Assets Introduction In Elshan Bayramov; Babak M. Bayramov v. American Credit...
Claim-Ownership “Standing” Is a Merits Issue: LLC Members (Even Guarantors) Cannot Sue Personally for Injuries to the Debtor’s Business I. Introduction In Elshan Bayramov v. American Credit...
Material Fact Disputes Defeat Interlocutory Qualified-Immunity Review; Deadly Force Against a Visibly Unarmed Suspect Moving Away Is Clearly Established as Unconstitutional I. Introduction In Tippitt...
Rear-End Presumption Rebutted When a Lead Driver Merges into a Safety Cushion and an Immediate Roadway Hazard Leaves No Time to Re-Establish Following Distance (FTCA / Louisiana Law) Case: Spinks v....
Bodin v. New Orleans: Per Se Takings Remain Tethered to the Right to Exclude; § 230 Does Not Preempt STR Transaction-Bans and Nonpublic License-Verification Duties Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for...
Indefinite Unpaid Leave Is Not an Effective ADA Accommodation When Reassignment to a Vacant Position Is Possible Introduction In Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC (4th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026), the Fourth...
Ramsey v. San Jacinto College District: ADA Prima Facie Discrimination Requires Only Three Elements; “Fourth-Element” Comparator Proof Is Merely One Way to Show Nexus, and Cat’s-Paw Theory Can Carry...