battery-claims-excluded-under-ftca& Case Commentaries

Guideline Invariance Does Not Defeat Plea-Bargaining Prejudice: Third Circuit Requires § 2255 Hearing on Alleged “Career Offender” Misadvice

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Guideline Invariance Does Not Defeat Plea-Bargaining Prejudice: Third Circuit Requires § 2255 Hearing on Alleged “Career Offender” Misadvice Introduction In United States v. Reginald Stephens, the...

Belief vs. Practice: Fifth Circuit Clarifies Title VII Religion Claims, Tightens RLA Access, and Polices Injunctions and Civil Contempt

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Belief vs. Practice: Fifth Circuit Clarifies Title VII Religion Claims, Tightens RLA Access, and Polices Injunctions and Civil Contempt Introduction Carter v. Local 556 (5th Cir. 2025) arises from...

Carter v. Southwest Airlines: The Fifth Circuit Draws a Bright Line Between Belief- and Practice-Based Title VII Claims, Clarifies Union Liability for “Attempting to Cause” Discrimination, Narrows Post-Certification RLA Suits, and Polices Overbroad Injunctions and Punitive Civil Contempt

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Carter v. Southwest Airlines: The Fifth Circuit Draws a Bright Line Between Belief- and Practice-Based Title VII Claims, Clarifies Union Liability for “Attempting to Cause” Discrimination, Narrows...

Belief vs. Practice: Fifth Circuit Clarifies Title VII Religion Doctrine, Affirms Groff Without Retrial, and Vacates “Obey‑the‑Law” Injunctions in Carter v. Southwest

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Belief vs. Practice: Fifth Circuit Clarifies Title VII Religion Doctrine, Affirms Groff Without Retrial, and Vacates “Obey‑the‑Law” Injunctions in Carter v. Southwest Introduction In a sweeping...

Lay-Opinion Market-Rate Testimony Rejected and Pro Rata Setoff Allowed in Corporate Wind-Up: Fourth Circuit Affirms in All American Black Car Service, Inc. v. Gondal

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Lay-Opinion Market-Rate Testimony Rejected and Pro Rata Setoff Allowed in Corporate Wind-Up: Fourth Circuit Affirms in All American Black Car Service, Inc. v. Gondal Court: United States Court of...

Clarifying Rule 701’s Limits, Rejecting Ratification-by-Tax-Return, and Allowing Equity Setoff in Corporate Wind-Downs

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Clarifying Rule 701’s Limits, Rejecting Ratification-by-Tax-Return, and Allowing Equity Setoff in Corporate Wind-Downs Case: All American Black Car Service, Inc. v. Gondal (consolidated appeals Nos....

Good‑Faith Misinterpretation of Unsettled State Law Does Not Trigger § 1983 Liability: Fourth Circuit in Swart v. Miyares Channels Overdetention Claims to the Fourteenth Amendment

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Good‑Faith Misinterpretation of Unsettled State Law Does Not Trigger § 1983 Liability: Fourth Circuit in Swart v. Miyares Channels Overdetention Claims to the Fourteenth Amendment Introduction In...

Victim Identification Plus Corroborating Circumstances Suffice for Probable Cause; Unknown Omissions Do Not Vitiate Warrants — The Fourth Circuit’s Clarification in Moretti v. Thorsdottir

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Victim Identification Plus Corroborating Circumstances Suffice for Probable Cause; Unknown Omissions Do Not Vitiate Warrants — The Fourth Circuit’s Clarification in Moretti v. Thorsdottir...

Forfeiture of Unraised Rule 11 Challenges and Harmless-Error Review for Plea Colloquy Omissions: United States v. Robert Smith, Jr. (4th Cir. 2025)

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Forfeiture of Unraised Rule 11 Challenges and Harmless-Error Review for Plea Colloquy Omissions: United States v. Robert Smith, Jr. (4th Cir. 2025) Introduction In United States v. Robert Smith, Jr.,...

When the BIA Misapplies Clear-Error Review, the Tenth Circuit May Reinstate an IJ’s Asylum Grant Without Remand

Date: Oct 17, 2025

When the BIA Misapplies Clear-Error Review, the Tenth Circuit May Reinstate an IJ’s Asylum Grant Without Remand Introduction In Ramos v. Bondi, the Tenth Circuit issued a precedential opinion that...

Futility Trumps the Ordinary-Remand Rule: Tenth Circuit Polices BIA’s Clear-Error Review and Orders Reinstatement of Asylum

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Futility Trumps the Ordinary-Remand Rule: Tenth Circuit Polices BIA’s Clear-Error Review and Orders Reinstatement of Asylum Introduction Ramos v. Bondi is a published decision of the U.S. Court of...

No Appeal, No Exhaustion: The Tenth Circuit Confirms Postage Receipts Don’t Prove PLRA Exhaustion in Wiggins v. Hatch

Date: Oct 17, 2025

No Appeal, No Exhaustion: The Tenth Circuit Confirms Postage Receipts Don’t Prove PLRA Exhaustion in Wiggins v. Hatch Introduction In Wiggins v. Hatch, Nos. 24-2159 & 24-2160 (10th Cir. Oct. 15,...

Wiggins v. Hatch: Proof of PLRA Exhaustion Requires Documented Grievance Appeals—Generic Postage Charges Are Insufficient

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Wiggins v. Hatch: Proof of PLRA Exhaustion Requires Documented Grievance Appeals—Generic Postage Charges Are Insufficient Introduction In Wiggins v. Hatch, the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district...

Ohio Supreme Court Caps Clerk Technology Fee at $1 Total Per Service for “Complete Record” Charges, Not Per Page

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Ohio Supreme Court Caps Clerk Technology Fee at $1 Total Per Service for “Complete Record” Charges, Not Per Page Case: State ex rel. Gault v. Medina County Court of Common Pleas Clerk, Slip Opinion...

Timeliness Is for the Arbitrator: Ohio Supreme Court Bars Employer Self‑Help on Arbitration Deadlines and Requires SERB to Explain ULP Dismissals

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Timeliness Is for the Arbitrator: Ohio Supreme Court Bars Employer Self‑Help on Arbitration Deadlines and Requires SERB to Explain ULP Dismissals Introduction In State ex rel. Staple v. State...

Privilege Follows the Reporting: Montana High Court Holds Place of Newsgathering Governs Media-Subpoena Privileges

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Privilege Follows the Reporting: Montana High Court Holds Place of Newsgathering Governs Media-Subpoena Privileges Introduction In EQT CHAP LLC v. Environmental Health Sciences, 2025 MT 237, the...

Interpreter Ambiguity, Written Translations, and Anders/Rule 26(c) Review Clarified: Muniz‑Rodriguez v. State

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Interpreter Ambiguity, Written Translations, and Anders/Rule 26(c) Review Clarified: Muniz‑Rodriguez v. State Introduction In Muniz‑Rodriguez v. State, No. 120, 2025 (Del. Oct. 14, 2025), the...

Disqualifying Faction Counsel from Representing the Entity in Control Disputes; Injunction Undertakings Must Be Tied to Non‑Speculative Damages

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Disqualifying Faction Counsel from Representing the Entity in Control Disputes; Injunction Undertakings Must Be Tied to Non‑Speculative Damages Introduction In Congregation Erech Shai Bais Yosef,...

Second Department Confirms Retroactive Reach of FAPA: Voluntary Discontinuance Cannot De‑Accelerate or Reset the Mortgage Foreclosure Limitations Period

Date: Oct 17, 2025

Second Department Confirms Retroactive Reach of FAPA: Voluntary Discontinuance Cannot De‑Accelerate or Reset the Mortgage Foreclosure Limitations Period Introduction In GITSIT Solutions, LLC v....

CVA Revival Upheld; Negligent Supervision and IIED Claims Against Institutions May Proceed While Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault Is Dismissed: Georgiou v. St. Irene Monastery

Date: Oct 17, 2025

CVA Revival Upheld; Negligent Supervision and IIED Claims Against Institutions May Proceed While Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault Is Dismissed: Georgiou v. St. Irene Monastery Introduction In...