A Disciplinary Complaint Alone Does Not Disqualify Appointed Counsel: State v. Castellaw Supreme Court of Nebraska · 322 Neb. 555 · October 9, 2026 The decision also clarifies that an outstanding...
State v. Nolan: Contemporaneous Law and Reasonable Investigation Limits Govern Ineffective-Assistance Claims Supreme Court of Nebraska · 322 Neb. 525 · October 9, 2026 1. Introduction In State v....
Tennessee Sex-Trafficking Law Reaches Adult Officers Posing as Minors Without Proof of Coercion or Deception Case: State of Tennessee v. Anthony Cornelius Baylis Court: Supreme Court of Tennessee...
Prior Clemency Access Remains Sufficient After Resentencing; Nonretroactive Hall Claims Cannot Be Revived Through Successive Habeas Review Case: William Lee Thompson v. State of Florida & William Lee...
Party Nominees Are Not Public Officers: Quo Warranto Cannot Challenge a Nomination Before the General Election Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Case: State of Alabama ex rel. Brook Lynn Dorgan and...
Knowing, Repeated Online Sales Establish Specific Jurisdiction Despite Home-State Choice-of-Law Terms Case: AF, LLC v. Nessel Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Decision date: October 8, 2026...
Repairable Firearms Remain Regulated: Present Operability Is Not Required for Guam’s Identification and Registration Offenses Case: People of Guam v. D.J. Tosiuo, 2026 Guam 12 Court: Supreme Court of...
Contractual Government Service Alone Does Not Authorize an Interlocutory Immunity Appeal Case: CONDUENT STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC v. M&M ORTHODONTICS, PA; DIANA MALONE, DDS; AND SCOTT MALONE, DDS Court:...
Limits on Greenwashing Liability: Comparative Fuel Claims and the Consumer-Sale Nexus Under New York City Law Case: City of New York v Exxon Mobil Corp., 2026 NY Slip Op 05851 Court: Supreme Court,...
Negligent Hiring, Retention, and Supervision: A Trust-Building Studio Visit Alone Does Not Establish the Employment Nexus Case: M.P. v Cosby, 2026 NY Slip Op 05859 Court: Appellate Division, First...
Tax-Deed Quiet Title Actions Under SDCL Chapter 21-41 Do Not Carry Chapter 21-42’s Redemption Right Case: Bialota v. Lakota Lakes, LLC, 2026 S.D. 52 Court: Supreme Court of South Dakota Date: October...
Nonparty Fault Under HRS § 663-10.5 Requires Notice, Individualized Proof, and Findings Case: R.H. v. Hayashi Court: Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi Decided: October 9, 2026 Opinion: McKenna, J. 1....
State v. Driver: Mandamus Denied, Leaving Remedies for Prohibited Grand Jury Hearsay Unresolved Supreme Court of Oregon, en banc — 375 Or 728 — October 8, 2026 1. Introduction State v. Driver...
An Inaccurate Accident Account Does Not Establish Workers’ Compensation Fraud Without a Benefits-Related Purpose Matter of Castillo Gonzalez v Expo Concrete, LLC 2026 NY Slip Op 05833 — Appellate...
New York ERPOs May Reach Nonresidents, but Equivocal Threat Evidence Cannot Support a Final Order Case: Matter of New York State Police v Brian LL., 2026 NY Slip Op 05832 Court: Appellate Division,...
Drug-Only DWI and Ignition Interlock Conditions: Sentence Legality and Cross-Department Precedent in People v Allen Case: People v Allen, 2026 NY Slip Op 05827 Court: Appellate Division, Third...
Language-Based Peremptory Strikes Require a Supported Step-Three Batson Determination Case: People v Duplessis, 2026 NY Slip Op 05830 Court: Appellate Division, Third Department, Supreme Court of New...
One Brand, One Wholesaler: Arkansas Requires Shared-Brand Manufacturers to Use the Same Exclusive Distributor Case: Arkansas Wine and Spirits Wholesale, LLC v. Arkansas Department of Finance and...
Reciting Offense Elements Does Not Preserve a Sufficiency Challenge Without Identifying the Missing Proof Case: Jesse Spaar v. State of Arkansas, 2026 Ark. 142 Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas...
Ohio Charter-Amendment Petitions: Council May Reject Combined Part-Petitions Seeking Different Elections Case: State ex rel. Avon Lake Commt. for the Election of the Law Dir. v. Rosmarin, Slip...