Deferred-Judgment Probation Is a “Sentence” for Nebraska’s Excessive-Leniency Appeals Case: State v. Prince, 322 Neb. 684 Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Decided: October 23, 2026 Disposition:...
DUI Arrest and Continued Prosecution: Qualified Immunity Denied Under Established Probable-Cause Principles Case: Bryant Arrey v. Jonathan Zebley, No. 25-3229 Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Title VII: Material Supervisory Differences Defeat a Comparator Theory, and Timing Does Not Cure Missing Retaliatory Causation Case: Jack Kahriger v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Constitutional Challenges Belong Under § 2255, Not Compassionate Release Commentary on United States v. Jones, No. 24-5034, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, October 23, 2026....
Rule 403 and Voir Dire Limit the Use of Homicide Charges to Prove Flight Motive Case: United States v. Barros Brandao, No. 25-1486 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Decided:...
Coconspirator Statements and Cumulative Error: Record-Supported Admission and Overwhelming Independent Evidence Sustain Conspiracy Convictions Case: United States v. Millan-Machuca, Nos. 20-1275,...
Coconspirator Statements and Cumulative Harmlessness: Corroboration and Independent Evidence Sustain Conspiracy Convictions Case: United States v. Quinones-Santiago, Nos. 20-1275, 20-1276, 20-1283...
Assumed Coconspirator-Statement Errors Do Not Require Reversal Without Individual or Cumulative Prejudice Case: United States v. Rosario-Orangel Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First...
Supplemental Federal Flood-Insurance Claims Require Amount-Specific Proofs of Loss Case: Bay Haven at Coco Bay Condominium Association, Inc v. Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest Court: United...
Codefendant Sentencing Comparisons Are Permissible Within an Individualized § 3553(a) Analysis Case: United States v. Emmanuel Othello Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...
Material Loan Fraud Does Not Require Intended Economic Harm: United States v. Guerby Rene Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: October 23, 2026 Case: No. 24-13113...
Facial Challenges to Public-Education DEI Laws Require Application-by-Application Review Case: Jackson Fed of Tchr v. Fitch Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decided:...
FOIA Permits Prospective Online-Publication Injunctions to Remedy Ongoing Reading-Room Violations Case: La Union v. FEMA, No. 24-40756 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
Arguable Probable Cause Under an Ambiguous Curfew Supports Qualified Immunity Case: Rincon v. Ibarra, No. 25-40820 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision date: October...
Reconsideration Does Not Restart Insurance-Claim Limitations Unless the Insurer Withdraws or Changes Its Decision Case: Mark Schnatzmeyer and Carole Sandlin v. State Farm Lloyds Court: United States...
CAT Deferral Cannot Rest on Speculative Chains of Harm: Clear-Error Review in Tuang v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October 22, 2026 Case: No. 25-60394...
A Pending Appeal Does Not Bar a Supervision Transfer That Leaves the Appealed Conditions Unchanged United States v. Estrada, No. 25-50963, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 22, 2026....
Pleading Disability Discrimination: Social Awkwardness Alone Does Not Establish Disability-Based Exclusion Case: Zimmer v. Estrada, No. 26-10046 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Moreno v. Bondi: Diligence and Prejudice Requirements Limit Ineffective-Assistance Challenges to Removal Proceedings Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 23, 2026...
United States v. Luker: Settled Law Forecloses a Certificate of Appealability on Ineffective-Assistance Claims Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 23, 2026 Case...