Principal Dismissal: No Automatic Right to the Pretermination Evidence File, and Later Reporting Does Not Excuse Discouraging a Mandatory Report Case: Steve Perrin v. Windham Southeast Supervisory...
Medical Battery Requires Unauthorized Treatment, Not Merely Inadequately Informed Consent Case: John Ford v. Marek Polomsky, MD and University of Vermont Medical Center, 2026 VT 44 Court: Supreme...
Contribution Credits in Vermont Partition Actions Are Not Subject to the Six-Year Civil Limitations Period Case: Craig Wich v. Laura Corcoran, 2026 VT 47 Court: Supreme Court of Vermont Date: October...
Present Parental Fitness Cannot Replace a Reasoned, Record-Based Best-Interests Analysis After a Prior Involuntary Termination Case: Office of the Child Advocate v. Blanchester, Kaytlyn and Dylen...
Evidence-Based Alternative-Suspect Arguments May Not Be Removed from the Jury’s Consideration Case: CARVALHO (KATRINA) v. STATE (CRIMINAL) Citation: 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 62 Court: Supreme Court...
Private Social-Media Moderation Is Not First Amendment State Action Without Government Involvement Case: Earl James Gobin v. Satya Nadella Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Counsel Must Seek a Mistrial When Jurors See a Shackled Defendant Outside the Courtroom and No Protective Measures Are Taken Case: Nelson v. Cain, 375 Or 614 (2026) Court: Supreme Court of Oregon...
Targeted Emergency Lights Effect a Stop, While Corroborated Demographic Descriptions May Support Reasonable Suspicion Case: State v. Humphrey, 375 Or 703 (2026) Court: Supreme Court of Oregon, en...
Admitted Drug Quantity May Determine the Guideline Range When the Sentence Remains Within the Indictment’s Statutory Range Case: United States v. Mario Rivera Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Chapter 7 Debtors May Appeal Estate-Disposition Orders Only When a Surplus or Discharge Is at Stake Case: BAMC Development Holding, LLC v. Larry S. Hyman Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Estate-Controlled “One-Man” Corporations Must Still Observe Corporate Formalities Case: Estate of J. Clark v. Clark Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date: October 1, 2026 Docket No.: 52701 Introduction...
Rule 60(b)(4) Void-Judgment Motions Remain Subject to a Reasonable-Time Requirement Case: Raziel Ofer v. Judge Laurel M. Isicoff Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...
Egregious Violent Conduct May Support an Upward Variance Despite a Related-Felony Guidelines Enhancement Case: United States v. Oscar Cruz-Baldo Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Six-Month Temporal Gap and Intervening Misconduct Defeat Title VII Retaliation Causation Case: Marie Jean Charles v. The GEO Group Inc Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...
Alternate-Perpetrator Evidence Requires a Concrete Nexus, and STRmix Discovery Must Materially Aid the Defense Case: United States v. Shannon Wilkerson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Post-2017 Social Security Claims: Treating-Source Opinions May Be Discounted Through Supported Findings on Supportability and Consistency Case: Jonathan Wright v. Social Security Administration,...
Persistent Courtroom Obstruction May Justify Terminating Self-Representation, and DUI Chain-of-Custody Proof Need Not Include Every Custodian Case: Wilson v. State Court: Supreme Court of Delaware...
One Admitted Supervised-Release Violation Independently Supports Revocation Case: United States v. Sedarious Lawrence Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: September...
Proof of Spousal Incapacitation Is Required Before Compassionate Release or Section 3553(a) Review Case: United States v. Jorge Mojocoa Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...
Equitable Tolling Need Not Be Pleaded, but Mental Incapacity Must Cause the Untimely Filing Case: Darshon Crudup v. City of Atlanta Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...