Upward Variances Require Specific, Case-Linked Explanations Under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c)(2) Case: United States v. Maggie Moore (11th Cir. June 24, 2026) (per curiam) (not for publication) Topic:...
Prolonged Forced Nudity During Warrant Execution: Fourth Amendment Bodily-Privacy Violation, Supervisory Liability Without Qualified Immunity, and Florida Negligence Claim Preserved by Notice...
Probable Cause from Evasive/Furtive Conduct and Text-Based Application of U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) Without Reliance on Application Note 14(B) Case: United States v. Jojuan Lindsey (11th Cir. June...
Mississippi Expands Bar-Discipline Jurisdiction to Unlicensed Service-Providers and Creates a Permanent Attorney Registry (Effective July 1, 2026) Introduction Case: In Re: Rules of Discipline for...
Child-Specific “Aggravated Circumstances” Required to Bypass Reunification at Disposition Under Miss. Code § 43-21-603(7)(c)(i) 1. Introduction Case: In the Interest of A.R.H., a Minor: Redonn Malone...
Title VII Complaints Must Plausibly Tie Discrimination and Retaliation to Protected Status and Protected Activity 1. Introduction In Mikala Pearson v. Fedsync, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the...
ATS “Door Closed” to Judicially Created Causes of Action; TVPA Does Not Imply Aiding-and-Abetting Liability Introduction Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe (U.S. Supreme Court, June 23, 2026) arose from...
LHWCA § 20(a) “Harm” Includes Respiratory Symptoms Without a Definitive Diagnosis; Fee Challenges Are Waived Without Record Support Case: Jeffboat, Incorporated v. Director, OWCP (7th Cir. June 23,...
Unentered Separate Judgment Extends Appellate Timelines: Rule 59 Timeliness, Presumed Mail Receipt, and Dismissal Without Prejudice for Noncompliance 1. Introduction In Theodore Keith Griffin v....
Auction-Price Baseline for Just Compensation in Fairly Conducted Tax Sales (and No Eighth Amendment “Fair Market Value” Requirement) 1) Introduction Case: Pung, Personal Representative of the Estate...
Specific-Evidence Purity Extrapolation Supports “Actual” Meth Findings; Unpreserved Variance-Explanation Claims Reviewed for Plain Error I. Introduction In United States v. Ulrick Uncel Brown (6th...
Jefferson v. Stancil: Pleading, Standing, and Issue-Preservation Limits on Constitutional Challenges to Colorado’s Sex Offender Treatment Conditions 1. Introduction In Jefferson v. Stancil (10th Cir....
Revocation Sentencing After Esteras: No Plain Error Where the Court Disclaims § 3553(a)(2)(A) and Grounds the Sentence in Noncompliance Introduction In United States v. Joseph Elias Nehme (11th Cir....
Ambiguous Rule 11(c)(1)(C) “Sentence” Terms and Supervised Release: No Plain Error Where Extrinsic Evidence Shows Shared Intent 1. Introduction United States v. Shalonda Faison (11th Cir. June 23,...
AEDPA Deference and “Intent” Instructions: No Due Process Violation Where the Charge as a Whole Requires Specific Intent to Kill Case: Timothy Boyle v. Warden, Holman CF Court: United States Court of...
Termination of Parental Rights Requires Child-Specific Allegations and Adjudication; Neglect of One Child Is Not Automatically Imputed to Siblings 1. Introduction Case: In re M.D., D.M., and A.M....
Failure to Acknowledge Abuse Makes a Post‑Adjudicatory Improvement Period Futile: Denial and Termination Affirmed Amid Ongoing Domestic Violence and Methamphetamine Use 1. Introduction In In re K.S....
Evidence Is Not “Outside the Adjudication” When It Bears on the Adjudicated Neglect Condition (and Improvement Periods May Be Denied for Non-Acknowledgment) 1. Introduction In In re C.B.-1, R.B.,...
Michigan Clarifies Feezel: Victim BAC Is Admissible When Combined with Other Conduct It Tends to Prove Gross Negligence and a Superseding Cause I. Introduction People of Michigan v. Michael Marc...
State v. Miles: Case-Specific Facial Recognition Discovery and a Deferred, Burden-Shifting Path to Proprietary Source Code Case: State v. Tybear Miles (A-41-24) (090275) Court: Supreme Court of New...