Missing Written Jury Instructions Do Not Alone Require Reversal When a Supplemented Record Establishes Complete Instructions Case: Carr v. State of Mississippi Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi...
Premises-Safety Experts Must Demonstrate Field-Specific Expertise and Reliable Methods Case: Park Wind Apartments, LLC v. Mayze Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi, en banc Decision: October 15, 2026...
School-Board Book Removals Under Existing Policies: Administrative Acts Outside Legislative Privilege Case: Pen American Center, Inc. v. Carissa Bergosh Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Applying Existing School-Library Policies Is Administrative: Limits on Legislative Privilege for Book-Removal Votes Case: Pen American Center, Inc. v. Kevin Adams Court: United States Court of...
Georgia Official Immunity: Evidence-Only Disputes Cannot Support an Immediate Appeal Case: Bordeau Metals, LLC v. Jamie McCord Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...
Younger Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice; Absolute Immunity Bars Damages for Protected Judicial and Prosecutorial Acts Case: Derrel Thomas v. Kurt Hitzemann, No. 25-13693 Court: United States...
Bankruptcy Does Not Automatically Stay a Debtor-Initiated Lawsuit: Pleading and Amendment Limits in Myers Case: Gregory Myers v. U.S. Bank National Association Court: United States Court of Appeals...
A Debtor’s Own Lawsuit Is Not Automatically Stayed by Bankruptcy: Pleading and Amendment Limits in Myers Case: Gregory Myers v. U.S. Bank National Association Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Rooker–Feldman’s Narrow Reach: Independent Constitutional Challenges to State Postconviction Procedures Case: Raymond Greene v. Wesley Pipes Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Breach Claims Require an Operative Contractual Duty: Preserving Alternative Theories and Requests to Amend Case: Thomas E. Beeson and Donna L. Beeson v. Continental Properties Company, Inc. and...
Cumulative Credibility Defects and Nigerian Citizenship by Descent in Immigration Proceedings Case: Frank Joel Achu Tsi v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...
An Obvious Medical Need Requires No Separate Showing of Grossly Inadequate Care Persistent ineffective treatment and the limits of summary judgment in prison medical-care litigation Case: Joshua...
Affirmative Sentencing Choices Waive Appellate Challenges, and Counterfeit-Drug Loss May Include Buyers’ Full Payments Case: United States v. Michael Basalyga, consolidated with the appeal of Reina...
Affirmative Waiver Limits Sentencing Appeals; Counterfeit-Drug Loss Can Include Buyers’ Full Payments Case: United States v. Reina Chirinos de Urena, consolidated with Michael Basalyga’s appeal, Nos....
The 2025 Sentencing Guidelines Preserve Fact-Specific Mitigation and Limits on Substantial-Assistance Appeals Case: United States v. Richard Hunt Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Expressly Protected Third-Party Beneficiaries May Enforce Arbitration Without Signing the Agreement Case: UATP Management, LLC; UATP IP, LLC; UA Attractions, LLC; Rachelle Nurse-Goodly; and Joseph...
CFIUS Review Does Not Impliedly Preempt Texas’s Restrictions on Foreign Access to Critical Infrastructure Case: GH America v. Fohn, No. 25-50879 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Joint Expert Reports Must Identify the Designated Expert’s Own Opinions and Analysis Case: Cain v. State Farm, No. 25-60442 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision:...
Physicians and Physician Assistants Practice in Substantially Similar Fields Under Iowa’s Medical-Expert Qualification Statute Case: Joshua Davenport v. Nathanael K. Fuller Court: Supreme Court of...
Specific Attorney-Discipline Confidentiality Rules Prevail over Iowa’s General Open Records Requirements Case: Robert Teig v. Iowa Judicial Branch, Molly Weber, Robert Gast, Nicholas Critelli, Iowa...