conversion-liability-under-restatement-(second)-of-torts- Case Commentaries

Birthright Citizenship for Children of Unlawfully or Temporarily Present Parents Under the Fourteenth Amendment

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Birthright Citizenship for Children of Unlawfully or Temporarily Present Parents Under the Fourteenth Amendment Case: Trump v. Barbara, 609 U. S. ___ (2026) (U.S. Supreme Court, June 30, 2026)....

Fourteenth Amendment Birthright Citizenship Covers Children of Unlawfully or Temporarily Present Parents

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Fourteenth Amendment Birthright Citizenship Covers Children of Unlawfully or Temporarily Present Parents 1. Introduction Trump v. Barbara (U.S. Supreme Court, June 30, 2026) presented a direct...

Chatrie v. United States (2026): Accessing Google Location History via a Geofence Warrant Is a Fourth Amendment “Search”

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Chatrie v. United States (2026): Accessing Google Location History via a Geofence Warrant Is a Fourth Amendment “Search” U.S. Supreme Court (June 29, 2026) — vacated and remanded 1. Introduction...

Title IX and Equal Protection Permit Girls’ and Women’s Sports Teams Defined by Biological Sex (No Required Transgender-Hormone Exception)

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Title IX and Equal Protection Permit Girls’ and Women’s Sports Teams Defined by Biological Sex (No Required Transgender-Hormone Exception) Case: West Virginia et al. v. B. P. J., by her next friend...

Federal Election-Day Statutes Set a Ballot-Casting Deadline, Not a Ballot-Receipt Deadline

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Federal Election-Day Statutes Set a Ballot-Casting Deadline, Not a Ballot-Receipt Deadline I. Introduction Watson v. Republican National Committee (U.S. Supreme Court, June 29, 2026) addresses a...

State-Law Illegality Is Not Automatically “Undue Hardship” Under Title VII: Justice Gorsuch’s Preemption-Based Critique in Doe v. Hochul

Date: Jul 4, 2026

State-Law Illegality Is Not Automatically “Undue Hardship” Under Title VII: Justice Gorsuch’s Preemption-Based Critique in Doe v. Hochul Case: John Doe, et al. v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York,...

Undisputed “Impact” Satisfies Oklahoma COVID-19 Act Immunity (Ordinary Negligence Bar), While PREP Act Immunity Requires a Direct Causal Nexus to a Covered Countermeasure

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Undisputed “Impact” Satisfies Oklahoma COVID-19 Act Immunity (Ordinary Negligence Bar), While PREP Act Immunity Requires a Direct Causal Nexus to a Covered Countermeasure I. Introduction BURGESS v....

Sovereign-Citizen Rhetoric Does Not Trigger Renewed Faretta or Competency Proceedings Absent Concrete Indicators of Incapacity

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Sovereign-Citizen Rhetoric Does Not Trigger Renewed Faretta or Competency Proceedings Absent Concrete Indicators of Incapacity I. Introduction In United States v. Lorin Kal Buckner (6th Cir. June 29,...

Probable Cause to Arrest for Ohio Aggravated Menacing Is Not Defeated by an Unresolved Stand-Your-Ground Claim; No Sixth Circuit “Staged Perp Walk” Fourth Amendment Privacy Tort

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Probable Cause to Arrest for Ohio Aggravated Menacing Is Not Defeated by an Unresolved Stand-Your-Ground Claim; No Sixth Circuit “Staged Perp Walk” Fourth Amendment Privacy Tort I. Introduction Case:...

United States v. Bernard Shelton (6th Cir. 2026) Commentary

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Objective “Legitimate Medical Purpose/Usual Course” Criteria Remain Valid to Prove Post-Ruan Mens Rea Under the CSA; Masked-Witness Confrontation Claims Require Prejudice on Plain-Error Review I....

Rule 41(b) Dismissal Without Prejudice for Violating Service-Compliance Orders—No Heightened Ehrenhaus Review Absent a Developed “Practical With-Prejudice” Showing

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Rule 41(b) Dismissal Without Prejudice for Violating Service-Compliance Orders—No Heightened Ehrenhaus Review Absent a Developed “Practical With-Prejudice” Showing I. Introduction In Bolongia v....

Insurer-Retained Investigators Act in a Representative Capacity and Cannot Be Liable for Tortious Interference or Civil Conspiracy Targeting the Insurance Contract

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Insurer-Retained Investigators Act in a Representative Capacity and Cannot Be Liable for Tortious Interference or Civil Conspiracy Targeting the Insurance Contract Introduction In COMMUNITY...

Reasoned Union Investigation and Declination to Arbitrate Is Not “Arbitrary” in Hybrid § 301 Actions

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Reasoned Union Investigation and Declination to Arbitrate Is Not “Arbitrary” in Hybrid § 301 Actions I. Introduction In Marcus Pierce v. Schwebel Baking Co., the Sixth Circuit addressed a common...

Voluntary Absence Waives Presence and Allocution at Resentencing; Law-of-the-Case Bars New Quantity Challenges After Limited Remand

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Voluntary Absence Waives Presence and Allocution at Resentencing; Law-of-the-Case Bars New Quantity Challenges After Limited Remand I. Introduction In United States v. Wendell Adrian Brown (6th Cir....

State Environmental Enforcement Claims May Be Severed and Remanded After Third-Party Federal-Officer Removal; Law-of-the-Case Bars Renewed “Acting Under” Theory

Date: Jul 4, 2026

State Environmental Enforcement Claims May Be Severed and Remanded After Third-Party Federal-Officer Removal; Law-of-the-Case Bars Renewed “Acting Under” Theory I. Introduction In Mich. Dep't of...

Qualified Immunity for Arrest-Injury During Attempted Warrantless Home Entry Requires Fact-Pattern “Particularized” Excessive-Force Precedent

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Qualified Immunity for Arrest-Injury During Attempted Warrantless Home Entry Requires Fact-Pattern “Particularized” Excessive-Force Precedent 1. Introduction Dana Little v. City of Owensboro,...

Background-Investigation Evidence in Drug Conspiracies and “Good Cause” Limits on Substituting Appointed Counsel

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Background-Investigation Evidence in Drug Conspiracies and “Good Cause” Limits on Substituting Appointed Counsel I. Introduction United States v. Freddie Sanchez (6th Cir. June 29, 2026) arises from...

United States v. Freddie Sanchez: “Background Evidence” Outside Rule 404(b) in Drug Conspiracy Trials and the “Good Cause” Threshold for Substituting Appointed Counsel

Date: Jul 4, 2026

United States v. Freddie Sanchez: “Background Evidence” Outside Rule 404(b) in Drug Conspiracy Trials and the “Good Cause” Threshold for Substituting Appointed Counsel 1. Introduction In United...

Sovereign-Citizen-Style Filings Do Not Trigger Renewed Faretta or Competency Proceedings Absent a “Deeper Breakdown in Cognitive Ability”

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Sovereign-Citizen-Style Filings Do Not Trigger Renewed Faretta or Competency Proceedings Absent a “Deeper Breakdown in Cognitive Ability” Introduction In United States v. Lorin Kal Buckner (6th Cir....

Rule 32.2(b)(4)(B) Is a Time-Related Directive: Late-Imposed Forfeiture Is Reviewed for Harmless Error (and Usually Won’t Be Vacated Absent Prejudice)

Date: Jul 4, 2026

Rule 32.2(b)(4)(B) Is a Time-Related Directive: Late-Imposed Forfeiture Is Reviewed for Harmless Error (and Usually Won’t Be Vacated Absent Prejudice) Case: United States v. Jeremy Wayne Harrell (No....