affirmation-of-illinois-central-railroad&amp Case Commentaries

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies: Post-Representation Privacy Torts Are Outside Narrow Retainer Arbitration Clauses; “Confidential Arbitration” Is Not a Duty of Confidentiality

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies: Post-Representation Privacy Torts Are Outside Narrow Retainer Arbitration Clauses; “Confidential Arbitration” Is Not a Duty of Confidentiality Introduction In Janet L....

§ 46504 Requires Only General Intent: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms No Need to Prove Intent to Intimidate or to Interfere, and Clarifies that “Knowingly” Attaches to Conduct (United States v. Olvera)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

§ 46504 Requires Only General Intent: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms No Need to Prove Intent to Intimidate or to Interfere, and Clarifies that “Knowingly” Attaches to Conduct (United States v. Olvera)...

EEZ Equals “High Seas” for MDLEA; § 70502(d)(1)(C) Constitutional; No Nexus Requirement: Eleventh Circuit Summarily Affirms in United States v. Feyber De Avila (Consolidated)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

EEZ Equals “High Seas” for MDLEA; § 70502(d)(1)(C) Constitutional; No Nexus Requirement: Eleventh Circuit Summarily Affirms in United States v. Feyber De Avila (Consolidated) Introduction In a...

EEZ Counts as “High Seas,” MDLEA Needs No U.S. Nexus, and “Stateless Vessel” Definition Is Not Cabined by International Law: Eleventh Circuit’s Summary Affirmance in United States v. Santiago, De Avila, and Ulloa

Date: Oct 10, 2025

EEZ Counts as “High Seas,” MDLEA Needs No U.S. Nexus, and “Stateless Vessel” Definition Is Not Cabined by International Law: Eleventh Circuit’s Summary Affirmance in United States v. Santiago, De...

EEZs Are “High Seas” for Felonies Clause; MDLEA’s Stateless‑Vessel Definition Upheld; No Nexus Requirement: Eleventh Circuit’s Summary Affirmance in United States v. Wallyst Rochist Ulloa (consol. with Santiago & De Avila)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

EEZs Are “High Seas” for Felonies Clause; MDLEA’s Stateless‑Vessel Definition Upheld; No Nexus Requirement Case: United States v. Wallyst Rochist Ulloa (consolidated with United States v. Ramon...

No Nexus for Intrafamilial Land Disputes: Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Personal-Motive Bar and Treats Nexus as a Factual Finding in Asylum Claims

Date: Oct 10, 2025

No Nexus for Intrafamilial Land Disputes: Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Personal-Motive Bar and Treats Nexus as a Factual Finding in Asylum Claims Introduction In Masud Ahmed v. Pamela Bondi, the United...

Acceptance Means More Than a Plea: Sixth Circuit Authorizes Use of Post‑Indictment Jailhouse Drug Misconduct and False Denials to Defeat §3E1.1—Even If Not §1B1.3 Relevant Conduct; Explicit Bostic Concurrence Invokes Invited Error

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Acceptance Means More Than a Plea: Sixth Circuit Authorizes Use of Post‑Indictment Jailhouse Drug Misconduct and False Denials to Defeat §3E1.1—Even If Not §1B1.3 Relevant Conduct; Explicit Bostic...

No Automatic Liberal Construction for Legally Trained Pro Se Litigants; Rule 41(b) Dismissal Affirmed Under Ehrenhaus After Failure to Cure Pleading Defects

Date: Oct 10, 2025

No Automatic Liberal Construction for Legally Trained Pro Se Litigants; Rule 41(b) Dismissal Affirmed Under Ehrenhaus After Failure to Cure Pleading Defects Introduction In Cohen v. Hartman, No....

Centrality of Motive and the Reporting Requirement: The Tenth Circuit’s Published Clarification on Nexus, State Protection, and Internal Relocation in Mixed‑Motive Asylum Claims (Jimenez v. Bondi)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Centrality of Motive and the Reporting Requirement: The Tenth Circuit’s Published Clarification on Nexus, State Protection, and Internal Relocation in Mixed‑Motive Asylum Claims Introduction In...

No Plain-Error Duty to Advise Juveniles of Murphy’s “Appreciable Period” Requirement for § 1201 Kidnapping

Date: Oct 10, 2025

No Plain-Error Duty to Advise Juveniles of Murphy’s “Appreciable Period” Requirement for § 1201 Kidnapping Case: United States v. Doe, No. 25-9902 (10th Cir. Oct. 7, 2025) Court: United States Court...

Record-Based Justification Suffices: Tenth Circuit Affirms Alcohol-Abstinence and Bar-Restriction Conditions Under Plain-Error Review Even Without On-the-Record Reasons

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Record-Based Justification Suffices: Tenth Circuit Affirms Alcohol-Abstinence and Bar-Restriction Conditions Under Plain-Error Review Even Without On-the-Record Reasons Introduction In United States...

Attorney General’s Authority to Represent the State and State Officers in Post‑Conviction Proceedings Clarified; “Technical Failure” Discretion Applied — State v. Antoinette Frank (La. 2025)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Attorney General’s Authority to Represent the State and State Officers in Post‑Conviction Proceedings Clarified; “Technical Failure” Discretion Applied — State v. Antoinette Frank (La. 2025)...

Hadley v. City of South Bend: No Takings Clause Compensation for Police-Caused Damage During Execution of a Valid Search Warrant

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Hadley v. City of South Bend: No Takings Clause Compensation for Police-Caused Damage During Execution of a Valid Search Warrant Introduction In Amy Hadley v. City of South Bend, Indiana, the U.S....

ALJ Discretion to Limit VE Cross-Examination and Acceptance of SkillTRAN Job Browser Pro, with SSRs as an Independent Step-Five Backstop

Date: Oct 10, 2025

ALJ Discretion to Limit VE Cross-Examination and Acceptance of SkillTRAN Job Browser Pro, with SSRs as an Independent Step-Five Backstop Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...

“Need to Come Inside” Is Not Per Se Coercive: Seventh Circuit Affirms Third‑Party Consent and Defines Scope During Domestic‑Violence Welfare Checks

Date: Oct 10, 2025

“Need to Come Inside” Is Not Per Se Coercive: Seventh Circuit Affirms Third‑Party Consent and Defines Scope During Domestic‑Violence Welfare Checks Introduction In United States v. Jaison L. Coleman,...

Rule 35(b) in the CNMI: Motions to Reduce Sentence Are Pleas for Leniency, Not Legal Corrections

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Rule 35(b) in the CNMI: Motions to Reduce Sentence Are Pleas for Leniency, Not Legal Corrections Introduction In Commonwealth v. Rios, 2025 MP 7 (Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern...

Tribal Bar Admission Is Not “Admission in a State, Territory, or D.C.” Under SCR 40.04(1); Exam-Eligibility Denials Are Reviewable Under the Court’s Supervisory Authority

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Tribal Bar Admission Is Not “Admission in a State, Territory, or D.C.” Under SCR 40.04(1); Exam-Eligibility Denials Are Reviewable Under the Court’s Supervisory Authority Introduction In Joy Morris...

No Agency-Made Privileges: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds 37 Pa. Code § 61.2 Does Not Create an Evidentiary Privilege

Date: Oct 10, 2025

No Agency-Made Privileges: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds 37 Pa. Code § 61.2 Does Not Create an Evidentiary Privilege Introduction In Toland v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Pa....

Deed-in-Lieu with Deficiency Waiver Fixes the Year of COD Income; No “Later-Discovery” Exception to the Variance Doctrine — Commentary on Salta v. United States (2d Cir. 2025)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

Deed-in-Lieu with Deficiency Waiver Fixes the Year of COD Income; No “Later-Discovery” Exception to the Variance Doctrine — Commentary on Salta v. United States (2d Cir. 2025) Court: U.S. Court of...

No Reversible Error from Unexplained “Associate Search” Reference: Second Circuit Affirms Under Harmless and Plain Error Frameworks in United States v. Morrison (Summary Order)

Date: Oct 10, 2025

No Reversible Error from Unexplained “Associate Search” Reference: Second Circuit Affirms Under Harmless and Plain Error Frameworks in United States v. Morrison (Summary Order) Introduction This...

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