Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs: Rule 403 Bars “Copwatch” Character Proof and Rule 37 “Established Facts” Cannot Invite Propensity Reasoning 1) Introduction In Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs...
Tenth Circuit Finality Rule: No Appellate Jurisdiction Over Post-Judgment Show-Cause Enforcement Orders Absent a Contempt Finding and Specific, Unavoidable Sanction 1. Introduction Fischer v. XTO...
Tenth Circuit: Factual Disputes Over Mendez Rojas Class Membership Are Unreviewable Under the Asylum One-Year Bar 1. Introduction In Lazo-Villalta v. Blanche (10th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026)...
Revoked Non‑Prosecution Understandings Are Not Brady Impeachment Material Absent the Witness’s Expectation at Trial (AEDPA Deference Applied) Case: John Koehler v. Secretary Pennsylvania Department...
Due Process Allows a 4:1 Punitive-to-Compensatory Ratio for Exceedingly Reprehensible § 1981 Workplace Racism (and Attorney’s Fees Need Not Enter the Ratio) Case: Patricia Holmes v. American...
Due Process in § 1981 Hostile-Environment Cases: Exceedingly Reprehensible Racism Can Support a 4:1 Punitive-to-Compensatory Ratio (and 2:1 Is Not a Constitutional Ceiling) Patricia Holmes v....
Due Process Permits 4:1 Punitive-to-Compensatory Ratio for Exceedingly Reprehensible § 1981 Racial Harassment Introduction Patricia Holmes v. American HomePatient, Inc. (3d Cir. Aug. 27, 2026) arises...
“Meet ASTM D6751” Unambiguously Requires Technical Compliance for RIN Generation and BMC Credits; Brady Does Not Extend to Impeachment of Non-Testifying Warrant Affiants 1. Introduction In United...
Third Circuit: No Plain-Error Allocution Relief Without Showing a Willingness to Speak; Rule 32 “Good Cause” Allows Late Guideline Objections to Ensure a Correct Range 1. Introduction United States...
“Meet ASTM D6751” Means Technical Compliance for RIN Generation and Biodiesel Tax Credits; Brady/Giglio Does Not Require Impeachment Disclosures for Non‑Testifying Warrant Affiants Case: United...
ASTM D6751 § 1.2 Does Not Create Ambiguity: RFS RIN Generation Requires Up-to-Spec Biodiesel, and Brady/Giglio Do Not Extend to Non-Testifying Warrant Affiants Introduction In United States v. Race...
Warranty-Only Roof Inspections Do Not Create an Assumed Duty to Protect Property Owners from Contractor Installation Defects (5th Cir.) Case: St. Charles-Guillot v. One Source, No. 25-30326 (5th Cir....
Fifth Circuit: MVRA Misapplication on Plain-Error Review Won’t Be Corrected Absent Fourth-Prong Harm; Restitution May Include Future Psychological Care I. Introduction In United States v. Padilla...
Adams v. Guerrero: AEDPA Applies to Jackson Claims—Habeas Relief Requires “Rational Jurist × Rational Juror” Unreasonableness Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date:...
Overbroad Multi-Unit Warrant Not Suppressed Absent a Franks Showing of Knowing or Reckless Omission 1. Introduction In United States v. Omar Bernard (3d Cir. Sept. 1, 2026) (nonprecedential), the...
Third Circuit Upholds § 922(g)(5)(B): “Allegiance-Based” Historical Tradition Supports Disarming Nonimmigrant Visa Holders Under Bruen I. Introduction In United States v. Diego Aleman-Lozano (3d Cir....
Harmless-Error Safe Harbor for FDA Drug-Shortage Delistings Absent Prejudice Despite Skipping APA Notice-and-Comment 1. Introduction Case: Outsourcing Facilities Association v. FDA (5th Cir. Sept. 1,...
“Adequate Remedy” Limits Interlocutory Judicial Review Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(a)(1); Judicial Economy Is Not a Jurisdictional Factor I. Introduction Jamesway Construction, Inc. v. David W....
United States v. Walker: Suppression Denied Where Officers Make an Isolated, Non-Grossly-Negligent Mistake in Relying on “Incorporated for All Purposes” Language to Conduct a Hit-and-Hold 1....
United States v. Berger: Machine-Gun Bans Survive Bruen Step Two; NFA Silencer Registration Treated as a Non-Infringing “Shall-Issue” Condition 1. Introduction In United States v. Joseph Berger (3d...