APA Grant-Freeze Litigation: Categorical Pauses Are Reviewable and Likely Arbitrary, but Courts Cannot Order Grant Payments (First Cir. 2026) Case: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA...
Bousley Actual-Innocence Gateway Extends to Equally Serious Dismissed Charges for AEDPA Time-Bar Relief Introduction In United States v. Hahn (10th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), Marcus Hahn sought...
Authorized Signers May Bind Business Deposit Customers to Bank Arbitration Terms Incorporated by Reference; Post-Compulsion Disposition Must Be Stay or Dismissal Without Prejudice Case: Cunningham v....
Patient “Cost-Support” Fax Can Be a TCPA Advertisement Even with Informational Content 1. Introduction In S.A.S.B. CORP v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. (3d Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), S.A.S.B....
Usury as a Waivable Affirmative Defense: Vermont Requires Reassertion at Summary Judgment and Permits Enforcement at the Legal Interest Rate Absent a Preserved § 50(b) Claim 1. Introduction In...
Guidelines Robbery After the 2023 Amendment: No Implied Mens Rea; California Penal Code § 211 Categorically Qualifies Case: United States v. Williams (5th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026) | Court: U.S. Court of...
Sixth Circuit Adopts Probable-Cause Standard for the “Serious Reasons for Believing” Serious-Nonpolitical-Crime Bar I. Introduction In Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), the...
Qualified Immunity and Fourth Amendment Reasonableness: Probable Cause, Inventory Searches, and Obstruction Arrests Despite Policy Imperfections 1. Introduction Cody Henderson v. Village of New...
Unconditional Prevailing-Party Fee Shifting Under TBCC § 28.08(c) in Credit-Reporting Suits (No FCRA Preemption) and Forfeiture Limits on Fee Challenges I. Introduction Gore v. Higher Educ Loan Auth...
18 U.S.C. §§ 111 & 1114: Subcontracted Private Personnel Assisting Federal Detention Functions Are Protected Without a Direct Federal Contract Case: United States v. Hernandez (No. 25-2084) Court:...
Appraisal-and-Tolling Demands Alone Do Not Create a Justiciable Insurance Dispute in Minnesota 1. Introduction In CVC Investments LLP, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Minn. Aug. 5,...
Injury-in-Fact Standing Makes “Shareholder” Status Under Minn. Stat. § 302A.751 a Merits Issue Subject to Forfeiture (Not a Jurisdictional Standing Bar) 1. Introduction This Minnesota Supreme Court...
Withdrawal as Waiver in Dissolution Appeals: Abandoned Third-Party Property Claims and Untimely Discovery Do Not Become Due Process Violations Introduction Marriage of Ferrazzano (Mont. Sup. Ct. 2026...
Relocation Presumption in Phased Parenting Plans: Residential Time Is Measured at Service of Relocation Notice Case: In re Marriage of Hauk Court: Supreme Court of Washington (en banc) Date: August...
Intentional Tort Damages Are Not Reduced by Comparative Negligence in Hawaiʻi (Overruling Ozaki I) 1. Introduction In Ricapor-Hall v. Philip Morris USA Inc. (Haw. Aug. 6, 2026), the Hawaiʻi Supreme...
Contempt for Frustrating Court-Ordered Joint Tax Filing: Contextual Construction of “Withdraw” and Compensatory IRS Penalties I. Introduction In Guy Morrison III v. Tami Hinson-Morrison, 2026 WY 87...
Reinstatement After Judiciary Law § 468-a Registration Suspension Requires Full Employment Disclosure and Verified Nonlegal Work 1. Introduction Matter: Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary...
Election of Article 15 Service Retirement Based on Non-DOCCS Employment Bars Later § 507-b Performance-of-Duty Disability Retirement 1. Introduction Matter of Mussaw v DiNapoli (2026 NY Slip Op...
Keypad Gates Across Express Access Easements May Be Enjoined When They Materially Impair the Easement Holder’s Accustomed Use Case: Venezia v. Luma, 2026 NY Slip Op 04897 (App Div 3d Dept Aug. 6,...
Interlocutory Review Under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42 Requires Exceptional Circumstances—Routine Motion-to-Dismiss Denials (Even in High-Profile Defamation Cases) Do Not Qualify Case: Fox News...