Rule 41 Stipulated Dismissal Ends a Desegregation Case Immediately—No “Public-Interest” Override; Mandamus Lies to Stop Post-Dismissal Proceedings 1. Introduction Sch Bd Concordia Prsh v. United...
Brown v. Burmaster: Causation Is Indispensable to Municipal Liability; Irreconcilable Special Verdicts Require a New Trial I. Introduction Brown v. Burmaster (5th Cir. July 14, 2026) arises from a...
Competency to Stand Trial Suffices for Faretta Waiver; Indiana v. Edwards Is Discretionary, Not Mandatory 1. Introduction In United States v. Stephen Snyder (4th Cir. July 14, 2026), the Fourth...
Rule 60(b)(6) Finality in Diversity Cases: Later State-Law Decisions Are Not “Extraordinary” Absent the Same Transaction or Occurrence 1. Introduction In Golden Corral Corporation v. Illinois Union...
FTCA “Risk-Creation” Negligence Survives the Intentional Tort Exception When a Separate Duty to the Victim Exists (Sheridan Applied to USPS Assault Context) I. Introduction In Dawn Lusk v. Chris...
Discretionary Denial of Late-Appeal Relief: Sporadic E-Filing Undercuts “Excusable Neglect,” and FRAP 4(a)(6) Reopening Remains Permissive 1. Introduction Case: Hulett v. Foster, No. 26-3035 (10th...
Monell Deliberate Indifference Requires Notice of a Pattern of Nonconsensual Guard–Inmate Sexual Abuse (Not Merely Policy/Criminal Misconduct) Introduction Harden v. Hedgecock (10th Cir. July 14,...
Georgia Trial Courts May Strike a Defendant’s Answer for Willful Motions-in-Limine Violations Under OCGA § 15-1-3 1. Introduction This Court of Appeals of Georgia decision (Fifth Division) arises...
OCGA § 44-7-14 Exclusivity for Tenant-Possessed Areas: Mischarging OCGA § 51-3-1 Requires Vacatur and Full Retrial 1. Introduction Venetian Hills Apartments, LLC v. Hughes is a wrongful-death...
State v. Quelon Page: Trial Justice Must Clearly Articulate “Thirteenth Juror” Weight-of-the-Evidence Reasoning When Denying a New Trial 1. Introduction In State v. Quelon Page (R.I. July 16, 2026),...
Rhode Island Rejects “Language Conduit” Treatment for Unidentified Interpreters: Out-of-Court Interpreted Statements Are Hearsay Absent Reliability and Agency I. Introduction In Galbin Fernandez, in...
“In the View of the Board” Does Not Dilute the Applicant’s Evidentiary Burden for a Special Exception Case: Appeal of Murray, 2026 N.H. 26 (N.H. July 15, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire...
Expert “Medical Torture” Diagnoses Are Inadmissible in Torture Trials When They Are Unhelpful, Unreliable, and Function as a Legal Conclusion I. Introduction In People of Michigan v. Gwendolyn...
People v Fenderson (Mich 2026): Police May Not Undermine Miranda by Implying Counsel Depends on Money; “So what’s going on?” Is Not Edwards Reinitiation Supreme Court of Michigan — July 14, 2026...
Oklahoma Rule 5.2(A) Waiver as an Independent and Adequate State Ground Barring Federal Habeas Review (Absent Cause/Prejudice or Actual Innocence) Introduction Cray v. Cultrera is a nonprecedential...
Fake-Identity Bank Account Holders Are Not “Customers” Under Shaw: Bank Fraud Proof and Deferred-Restitution Jurisdiction Case: United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026) | Charges: 18 U.S.C....
Fake-Identity “Customers” and Deferred Restitution: Bank Fraud Property Interests Under § 1344(1) and MVRA Jurisdiction I. Introduction In United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026), the First...
FSIA Commercial-Activity Exception: Sovereign-Coerced Merger “Brokering” Is Not Commercial Activity 1. Introduction Creditincome Limited v. The Swiss Confederation (2d Cir. July 16, 2026) addresses...
Prospective Application of Florida’s Post–SB 450 Nonunanimous Death-Recommendation Scheme Is Procedural and Not Ex Post Facto I. Introduction In Patrick R. McDowell v. State of Florida (Fla. July 16,...
Wyoming TPR Rule: No “Reasonable Efforts” Prerequisite Under § 14-2-309(a)(v), and Unchallenged Independent Grounds Sustain Termination 1. Introduction In In the Matter of the Termination of Parental...