establishing-&amp Case Commentaries

Exigent Circumstances Permit Warrantless Real‑Time CSLI During Ongoing Bomb Threats; Overinclusive Rule 404(b) Instruction Not Plain Error — United States v. Mubarak (6th Cir. 2025)

Date: Oct 24, 2025

Exigent Circumstances Permit Warrantless Real‑Time CSLI During Ongoing Bomb Threats; Overinclusive Rule 404(b) Instruction Not Plain Error — United States v. Mubarak (6th Cir. 2025) Court: United...

Exclusive-Control Communications, Not Clean Deeds, Trigger Quiet Title Act Accrual for Implied Easements; ANILCA Access Claims Must Proceed Under the QTA; Takings Declaratory Relief Unripe Without Tucker Act Compensation

Date: Oct 24, 2025

Exclusive-Control Communications, Not Clean Deeds, Trigger Quiet Title Act Accrual for Implied Easements; ANILCA Access Claims Must Proceed Under the QTA; Takings Declaratory Relief Unripe Without...

ADA Title I Requires But-For Causation; USERRA §4311 Does Not Reach Disability-Based Bias: The Tenth Circuit’s Published Clarification in Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting

Date: Oct 24, 2025

ADA Title I Requires But-For Causation; USERRA §4311 Does Not Reach Disability-Based Bias: The Tenth Circuit’s Published Clarification in Sellman v. Aviation Training Consulting Introduction In a...

Tenth Circuit holds EUA and PREP Act do not create § 1983-enforceable rights; healthcare vaccine mandates survive constitutional attack

Date: Oct 24, 2025

Tenth Circuit holds EUA and PREP Act do not create § 1983-enforceable rights; healthcare vaccine mandates survive constitutional attack Introduction This consolidated appeal from the District of...

EUA “Option to Refuse” Is Not a § 1983 Right: Tenth Circuit Rejects Private Enforcement of EUA, PREP Act, and 10 U.S.C. § 980 in Vaccine-Mandate Suits

Date: Oct 24, 2025

EUA “Option to Refuse” Is Not a § 1983 Right: Tenth Circuit Rejects Private Enforcement of EUA, PREP Act, and 10 U.S.C. § 980 in Vaccine-Mandate Suits Introduction In a published decision, the Tenth...

Post‑Rebuttal Presumption, International Travel Evidence, and Drug‑Trafficking “Danger” under the Bail Reform Act: United States v. Legaretta (10th Cir. 2025)

Date: Oct 24, 2025

Post‑Rebuttal Presumption, International Travel Evidence, and Drug‑Trafficking “Danger” under the Bail Reform Act: United States v. Legaretta (10th Cir. 2025) Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

Tenth Circuit Confirms JSIN-Based Disparity Claims Are Substantive; Upholds Statutory-Maximum Upward Variance Without Explicit § 3553(a)(6) Recitation

Date: Oct 24, 2025

Tenth Circuit Confirms JSIN-Based Disparity Claims Are Substantive; Upholds Statutory-Maximum Upward Variance Without Explicit § 3553(a)(6) Recitation Case: United States v. Rios, No. 24-6251 (10th...

Failure to Challenge Jurisdictional Dismissal in Opening Brief Renders Appeal Frivolous and Warrants a PLRA Strike — Washington v. State of Oklahoma (10th Cir. 2025)

Date: Oct 24, 2025

Failure to Challenge Jurisdictional Dismissal in Opening Brief Renders Appeal Frivolous and Warrants a PLRA Strike — Washington v. State of Oklahoma (10th Cir. 2025) Court: United States Court of...

No Police Brady Liability Where Exculpatory Evidence Is Court‑Impounded and Accessible to the Prosecutor: Seventh Circuit Clarifies “Suppression” in § 1983 Claims

Date: Oct 24, 2025

No Police Brady Liability Where Exculpatory Evidence Is Court‑Impounded and Accessible to the Prosecutor Seventh Circuit Clarifies “Suppression” in § 1983 Claims Introduction In Bernard Mims v. City...

No Look-Through for FAA § 9: First Circuit Orders Without-Prejudice Dismissal and Avoids Standing Inquiry Post-Badgerow

Date: Oct 23, 2025

No Look-Through for FAA § 9: First Circuit Orders Without-Prejudice Dismissal and Avoids Standing Inquiry Post-Badgerow Case: Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. v. WorldNet Telecommunications, LLC...

StandWithUs v. MIT: First Circuit Harmonizes Title VI with the First Amendment and Rejects a Per Se Equation of Anti‑Zionism with Antisemitism

Date: Oct 23, 2025

StandWithUs v. MIT: First Circuit Harmonizes Title VI with the First Amendment and Rejects a Per Se Equation of Anti‑Zionism with Antisemitism Introduction In StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice v....

Silence Is Not Acceptance; Unilateral UCC-1 Filings Cannot Create Security Interests; and Courts May Dismiss as Frivolous Before Deciding IFP: Third Circuit’s Non-Precedential Affirmance in Nah v. Carvana

Date: Oct 23, 2025

Silence Is Not Acceptance; Unilateral UCC-1 Filings Cannot Create Security Interests; and Courts May Dismiss as Frivolous Before Deciding IFP: Third Circuit’s Non-Precedential Affirmance in Nah v....

Colorado River Controls Mixed Declaratory/Injunctive Actions; “Ready, Willing, and Able” for Texas Equitable Redemption Requires Conjunctive Proof: Commentary on All About Property, L.L.C. v. Midland Mortgage (5th Cir. 2025)

Date: Oct 23, 2025

Colorado River Controls Mixed Declaratory/Injunctive Actions; “Ready, Willing, and Able” for Texas Equitable Redemption Requires Conjunctive Proof: Commentary on All About Property, L.L.C. v. Midland...

Contractual Pre‑Suit ADR Can Trigger a CGL “Duty to Defend,” and Wrongful Denial Waives Consent-to-ADR; Bankruptcy Assignment Does Not Bar Indemnity Litigation

Date: Oct 23, 2025

Contractual Pre‑Suit ADR Can Trigger a CGL “Duty to Defend,” and Wrongful Denial Waives Consent-to-ADR; Bankruptcy Assignment Does Not Bar Indemnity Litigation Case: BPX Prod. Co. v. Certain...

No Internet Shortcut: Creditor’s Right to Repayment and Escrow Possession Qualify as “Property” Under Wire Fraud; Interstate Proof Required for Online Wires

Date: Oct 23, 2025

No Internet Shortcut: Creditor’s Right to Repayment and Escrow Possession Qualify as “Property” Under Wire Fraud; Interstate Proof Required for Online Wires Introduction In United States v. Baker,...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Wire Fraud “Property”: Creditor’s Collection Right and Escrow Possession Qualify; Internet Use Alone Does Not Satisfy Interstate Element; Grand Jury May Initiate §401 Contempt

Date: Oct 23, 2025

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Wire Fraud “Property”: Creditor’s Collection Right and Escrow Possession Qualify; Internet Use Alone Does Not Satisfy Interstate Element; Grand Jury May Initiate §401 Contempt...

Prospective Application of Amended S.Ct.Prac.R. 4.03(A) and Strict Limits on Habeas Relief Reaffirmed: Gordon v. Smith

Date: Oct 22, 2025

Prospective Application of Amended S.Ct.Prac.R. 4.03(A) and Strict Limits on Habeas Relief Reaffirmed: Gordon v. Smith Introduction In Gordon v. Smith, 2025-Ohio-4768, the Supreme Court of Ohio...

Strict, Time-of-Filing Compliance with R.C. 2969.25(A): No Post-Filing Cure via Updated Affidavits or Civ.R. 15 in State ex rel. Harris v. Schwendeman

Date: Oct 22, 2025

Strict, Time-of-Filing Compliance with R.C. 2969.25(A): No Post-Filing Cure via Updated Affidavits or Civ.R. 15 Introduction In State ex rel. Harris v. Schwendeman, Slip Opinion No. 2025-Ohio-4769,...

A Bifurcated Test for “Cruel or Unusual”: Wyoming Supreme Court Clarifies Article 1, § 14 and Declines Categorical Protections for Emerging Adults

Date: Oct 22, 2025

A Bifurcated Test for “Cruel or Unusual”: Wyoming Supreme Court Clarifies Article 1, § 14 and Declines Categorical Protections for Emerging Adults Introduction In Christopher Robert Hicks v. The...

When Parties Fail to Provide Valuation Evidence, a District Court May Order Appraisal or Sale and Still Equitably Divide the Estate: Nonprecedential Affirmance in Marriage of Schafer

Date: Oct 22, 2025

When Parties Fail to Provide Valuation Evidence, a District Court May Order Appraisal or Sale and Still Equitably Divide the Estate: Nonprecedential Affirmance in Marriage of Schafer Court: Supreme...

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