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Plausible Racial Intent and Separate Consideration of Retaliation Under §§ 1981 and 1982 Case: Josue Batista v. Michael Saba Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...
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Physical-Restraint Enhancement Requires Resentencing Under the Clarified Contact-or-Confinement Standard Case: United States v. Johnson Saint-Louis, No. 24-13084 Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Withholding of Removal Requires a Protected-Ground Nexus, and Pro Se Litigants Must Verify Legal Citations Case: Contreras Ramirez v. Blanche, No. 25-9577 Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Invoking an Appeal Waiver Through Adoption of an Anders Brief: Enforcement and Federal Drug Jurisdiction in Indian Country Case: United States v. Lerblance Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Pro Se Appellants Must Challenge the Grounds for Dismissal: Wilson v. Wallace Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Decision date: October 28, 2026 Case number: No. 25-3197...
Deliberate Indifference Requires More Than Disagreement With a Prisoner’s Dietary Treatment Case: Steven Ingalls, Jr. v. Centurion Health of Indiana, LLC, et al., No. 25-2597 Court: United States...
Anders Review of Sentencing: Supported Firearm Findings and Reasoned Within-Guidelines Sentences Case: United States v. Everett Pullett Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...
Collateral Promises Survive Deed Merger When Intended; Idaho’s Fee Statute Is Not Limited to Commercial Transactions Case: Armitage v. DeGroot Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Opinion filed: October 28,...
Bear v. Bear: Full Faith and Credit Limits Partition Relief Without Removing Idaho Courts’ Jurisdiction Supreme Court of Idaho · Docket No. 52888 · October 28, 2026 Central holding: An Idaho court...
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Purely Regulatory Fraud Does Not Trigger the MVRA’s Property-Offense Provision Case: In re: Creighton Bloyd Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Decided: October 26, 2026...
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Mistrial Consent Is Fixed at the Ruling, and an Inability to Reach an Impartial Verdict Independently Permits Retrial Case: ROBBINS v. STATE OF ARIZONA Court: Supreme Court of the State of Arizona...
Allowing a Habeas Corpus Writ Orders a Return, Not Release Commentary on: 10/27/2026 Case Announcements, 2026-Ohio-4171 Court: Supreme Court of Ohio Date: October 27, 2026 1. Introduction The Supreme...
Self-Defense Does Not Automatically Admit a Victim’s Criminal History: Howard v. State Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A1087 | October 27, 2026 Opinion by Justice Land. All Justices concurred. 1....
Idaho v. Sempel: Summary Judgment Cannot Bypass Evidence Rulings or Resolve Genuine Boundary Disputes Supreme Court of Idaho | October 27, 2026 | Docket No. 52974 The Court reaffirmed the evidentiary...