balancing-confrontation-rights-and- Case Commentaries

Concrete Proof Is Required to Pierce Kentucky’s Rape Shield, and County Venue Objections Must Be Raised Before Trial

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Concrete Proof Is Required to Pierce Kentucky’s Rape Shield, and County Venue Objections Must Be Raised Before Trial Case: Steven Minton v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky...

A Testifying DNA Analyst May Interpret Non-Testimonial Raw Laboratory Data Without Calling Every Testing Technician

Date: Sep 25, 2026

A Testifying DNA Analyst May Interpret Non-Testimonial Raw Laboratory Data Without Calling Every Testing Technician Case: Timothy McQueary v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky...

Asking a Captured Suspect Why He Fled Constitutes Miranda Interrogation, but Erroneous Admission May Be Harmless

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Asking a Captured Suspect Why He Fled Constitutes Miranda Interrogation, but Erroneous Admission May Be Harmless Case: Cruz Frescas v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date:...

Wantonly Creating an Emergency Bars a Choice-of-Evils Defense to Wanton Criminal Mischief

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Wantonly Creating an Emergency Bars a Choice-of-Evils Defense to Wanton Criminal Mischief Case: Mark West v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date: September 24, 2026...

Supervised Practice May Establish Fitness for Conditional Attorney Reinstatement

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Supervised Practice May Establish Fitness for Conditional Attorney Reinstatement Case: In Re: Allison Coffeen Mohon Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date: September 24, 2026 Decision: Conditional...

Intentional Assistance in Leading or Restraining a Victim Supports Complicity to First-Degree Sodomy

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Intentional Assistance in Leading or Restraining a Victim Supports Complicity to First-Degree Sodomy Case: Demaurion Moore v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date: September...

Schuster v. Milbrath: Presale Construction Contracts Must Specify the Scope, Quality, and Price of the Finished Residence

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Presale Construction Contracts Must Specify the Scope, Quality, and Price of the Finished Residence Case: SCHUSTER v. MILBRATH Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date: September 24, 2026 Docket No.: 52545...

State v. Lake: Without a Renewed Motion in Limine, Contemporaneous Objections Define Rule 403 Review on Retrial

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Without a Renewed Motion in Limine, Contemporaneous Objections Define Rule 403 Review on Retrial Case: State v. A. Lake, 2026 MT 224 Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date: September 22, 2026...

Marriage of Gomez: Dissolution-Date Valuation and Flexible Equitable Apportionment Under Settled Montana Law

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Marriage of Gomez: Dissolution-Date Valuation and Flexible Equitable Apportionment Under Settled Montana Law Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decision: 2026 MT 227N Date: September 22, 2026...

Expert Testimony Is Not Required to Prove Mental Injury in Montana Vulnerable-Adult Abuse Prosecutions

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Expert Testimony Is Not Required to Prove Mental Injury in Montana Vulnerable-Adult Abuse Prosecutions Case: State v. D. Pein, 2026 MT 226 Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date: September 22, 2026...

Recorded All-Landowner Assessment Covenant Defeats Preliminary Relief Based on Association Withdrawal

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Recorded All-Landowner Assessment Covenant Defeats Preliminary Relief Based on Association Withdrawal Case: Naylor v. Roundup Mesa Landowners Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date: September 22, 2026...

Generative AI Does Not Excuse False Appellate Citations, and an Actual-Malice Verdict Renders Public-Figure Error Harmless

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Generative AI Does Not Excuse False Appellate Citations, and an Actual-Malice Verdict Renders Public-Figure Error Harmless Case: Posey v. Bushnell Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date: September 22,...

Disputed Seller Knowledge and Buyer Reliance Preclude Summary Judgment in a Business Sale

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Disputed Seller Knowledge and Buyer Reliance Preclude Summary Judgment in a Business Sale Case: TFB Midatlantic 4 LLC v. The Local Car Wash Inc | Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |...

Expungement Does Not Automatically End a Lawyer’s Serious-Crime Interim Suspension

Date: Sep 25, 2026

Expungement Does Not Automatically End a Lawyer’s Serious-Crime Interim Suspension Case: In Re Eva Vekos, Esq. (Office of Disciplinary Counsel), 2026 VT 45 Court: Supreme Court of Vermont Date:...

State v. D. Crawford: Suspect-Initiated Dialogue After a Miranda Request for Counsel

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Suspect-Initiated Dialogue After a Miranda Request for Counsel: State v. D. Crawford Supreme Court of Montana · September 22, 2026 · 2026 MT 225 Introduction After a confrontation outside a Montana...

Bankruptcy Attorney Suspensions Require Specific Findings and a Justified Sanction

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Bankruptcy Attorney Suspensions Require Specific Findings and a Justified Sanction Case: In re: Clark & Washington, P.C., No. 25-8020 (Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Sept. 22, 2026)....

Pending State-Court Docket Orders: Younger Abstention and Immunity for Judicial Acts

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Pending State-Court Docket Orders: Younger Abstention and Immunity for Judicial Acts Mary Joanna Comer v. Daniel Joseph Tolan (Seventh Circuit, September 22, 2026) is a nonprecedential disposition....

Express Probation Waivers Eliminate Fourth Amendment Standing to Challenge Covered Searches

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Express Probation Waivers Eliminate Fourth Amendment Standing to Challenge Covered Searches State v. Al-Mafrachi — Supreme Court of Idaho, September 22, 2026 Introduction Salwan Yousif Al-Mafrachi...

Deadly Force Against an Unarmed Attacker: A Reasonably Perceived Threat of Serious Physical Harm Is Enough

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Deadly Force Against an Unarmed Attacker: A Reasonably Perceived Threat of Serious Physical Harm Is Enough Chanda Callaway v. Mason Adcock · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ·...

Repeated Unauthorized Removals Can Justify a Tailored Filing Injunction

Date: Sep 24, 2026

Repeated Unauthorized Removals Can Justify a Tailored Filing Injunction HSBC Bank USA v. Dae Sung Shim | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | September 21, 2026 Precedential status: The...