Objection Deadlines Run from Mailing, Not Receipt: Untimely Objections Trigger the Firm Waiver Rule and Defeat a COA Introduction In Martinez v. Bergman (10th Cir. Aug. 25, 2026), Jason Martinez, a...
Martinez-Viguerias: The BIA Must Give Cogent, Record-Engaging Reasons to Reject IJ CAT Factfinding Under Clear-Error Review 1. Introduction Case: Martinez-Viguerias v. Blanche, No. 25-9556 (10th Cir....
Reaffirming Valid Faretta Waivers and Intended-Loss Sentencing in PPP/EIDL Fraud (Anders Dismissal) 1. Introduction In United States v. Divine-Seven El (7th Cir. Aug. 25, 2026) (nonprecedential), the...
Stanley’s Home-Privacy Shield Bars § 1466A(b)(1) as Applied to In-Home Possession of Obscene, AI-Generated “Virtual CSAM” Not Depicting Real Children Introduction In United States v. Steven Anderegg...
Detention-Order Reconsideration Tolling: Sixth Circuit Holds Local Rule 7.1(h)(2) Applies to Appealably “Final” Yet Interlocutory Detention Orders I. Introduction In United States v. David Taylor...
Rogers Compliance Without Express PSR Adoption: Incorporation of Standard Supervised-Release Conditions by Specific Reference, and Corroborated Controlled Buys as Relevant Conduct Despite Informant...
Qualified-Immunity Interlocutory Review Is Limited to Claims Actually Raised; Nonlethal Escalation to Extract a Barricaded, Resisting Suspect Is Objectively Reasonable I. Introduction In Cutshall v....
Qualified-Immunity Interlocutory Appeals Reach Only Claims Actually Raised Below Case: Cutshall v. Sandor Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: August 24, 2026...
Procedural Forfeiture Limits the Record on Appeal in § 922(g)(1) Second Amendment As-Applied Cases I. Introduction United States v. Luna (5th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arose from a federal indictment...
State v. Keville (2026 N.H. 31): Sufficiency of Circumstantial Evidence and Post-Police-Search Disposal as Proof of Falsifying Physical Evidence 1. Introduction In State v. Keville, the Supreme Court...
States Lack Standing to Enjoin Nonbinding Executive Orders Absent Concrete Injury, and “Planning Costs” Cannot Create Article III Jurisdiction Case: Trump v. California, 609 U. S. ____ (2026) (per...
Delaware FOIA: No Attorney-Fee Awards in State-Agency “On-the-Record” Appeals; Agencies Must Provide Sworn Search Details and Disclose Segregable Personnel-File Information (Including Anonymized...
Demand-for-Cash Alone Satisfies “Intimidation” Under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) in Suspected Bank Robberies 1. Introduction United States v. Keith Bernard Miller (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) is a consolidated...
Upward Variances May Not Punish Non‑Cooperation: The Second Circuit Requires Sindima-Specific Findings and Reassignment When Sentencing References Failure to Help Recover Firearms 1. Introduction In...
New Arizona Rule: Former Defendants Must Show “Particularized Need” to Use Lawfully Obtained Grand Jury Transcripts in Related Civil Suits Case: ALLER v. STATE, Supreme Court Of The State Of Arizona...
Hawaiʻi Constitution Requires an Express “Fifth Miranda Warning” and Continuing Right-to-Counsel Advisement (Prospective Only) Case: State v. Garces, Jr., Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi (Aug. 24, 2026),...
Standing in Foreclosure Requires Clear, Decoded Proof of Note Possession at Filing; Post-Ruling Stipulations Cannot Cure Ambiguity Inequitably I. Introduction Case: UMB Bank, N.A. v. Tupulua, Supreme...
Workers’ Compensation Reconsideration Deadlines: The WCAB Cannot Equitably Toll Its Own Former Labor Code § 5909 60-Day “Deemed Denied” Period 1. Introduction In Mayor v. Workers' Comp. App. Bd. &...
Independent Trial-Court Factfinding Governs Necessity Challenges in Utility Condemnations Under the 1992 Rebuttable-Presumption Amendments 1. Introduction Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Ranchos...
Grand Jury Secrecy After Dismissal: “Particularized Need” Governs a Former Defendant’s Civil Use of Transcripts, with Mandatory In Camera Review and Tailored Use Conditions I. Introduction In ALLER...