Illinois Judgment Collection: Proven Dominion Over Specific Funds Is Distinct from Reverse Veil Piercing Case: Zhu Zhai Holdings Limited v. Steven Ivankovich Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Complete Dominion Can Establish Ownership of Former Escrow Funds Without Reverse Veil Piercing Case: Zhu Zhai Holdings Limited v. Steven Ivankovich Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Asylum and Administrative Closure: Independent Eligibility Defects and Speculative Waiver Prospects Sustain Denial Case: Claudivian Gomes-Batista v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals...
The Same Misconduct May Support Separate Upward Variances for a New Offense and Supervised-Release Revocation Case: United States v. Deangelo Smith, No. 26-3068 Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Limited Rehearing Review in Montana: Reframed Probate and Malpractice Arguments Do Not Justify Reconsideration Case: Engellant v. Crowley Fleck Court: Supreme Court of Montana Case number: DA 24-0485...
Substantial Mitigation Does Not Preclude Disbarment for Client-Fund Misappropriation Case: In the Matter of Jason F. Taylor Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina Opinion: No. 28353, filed October...
Exclusive Child-Protection Jurisdiction and Discretionary Intervention to Review Relative-Placement Compliance Case: Ellman v. Charron Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Opinion filed: October 20, 2026...
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State v. Pierre: Rebutting a Recanting Witness’s Denial and Crediting Court-Ordered Residential Treatment Supreme Court of Montana | 2026 MT 250 | October 20, 2026 1. Introduction In State v. Pierre,...
Alabama Rule 56 Requires Notice and a Meaningful Opportunity to Respond Before Summary Judgment Case: McConico v. Haynes, No. SC-2026-0410 Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Decision date: October 16,...
Maritime Drug Jurisdiction and Minor-Role Sentencing: No U.S. Nexus Required, No Automatic Reduction for Couriers Case: United States v. Elia Pierre Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Late Summary-Judgment Responses Are Not Automatically Revived by a Later Hearing, and Rule 54(b) Certification Does Not Dismiss Pending Claims Case: Commercial Properties, Inc. v. Charalambidou...
Phillips v. Ivey: Declaratory Relief Cannot Replace Certiorari Review of Parole and Prison-Administration Decisions Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Date: October 16, 2026 Case number: SC-2026-0100...
Venue Challenges Require Prompt Resolution Before Merits Discovery, Even Without a Trial Deadline Case: Ex parte UOP, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; and Mark Smith Underlying action: Southern...
Police Officers’ Defense-of-Persons Immunity Must Be Assessed Under § 13A-3-23 Case: Ex parte Mac Bailey Marquette, in re: State of Alabama v. Mac Bailey Marquette Court: Supreme Court of Alabama...
Routine Police Patrol Qualifies for State-Agent Immunity Under Alabama’s Pre-2025 Framework Case: Ex parte Alonzo Cornelius Coleman IV and The City of Birmingham, arising from Angel Morales Cuin’s...
Retaliatory Discharge: Disputed Decisionmaking and Evidence of Fabricated Grounds Can Defeat Judgment as a Matter of Law Case: Envoy Air, Inc. v. Jada Creagh, SC-2025-0022 Court: Supreme Court of...
Unexplained Invoice Dates Do Not Satisfy Mississippi’s Construction-Lien Date Requirement Case: Cuevas Machine Company, Inc. v. Calgon Carbon Corporation Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Decided:...
Conservatorships Survive Adulthood Without a Termination Order, but Participation Can Waive Defective Service Case: E.K.W. v. Prentiss County Department of Child Protection Services Court: Supreme...
No Manifest Injustice Where a Later Continuance Allows a Second Mental-Health Evaluation Commentary on Howard v. State of Mississippi Supreme Court of Mississippi · No. 2025-KA-01355-SCT · October...