Fourth Circuit: Comparator-Based Title VII Pleadings Must Allege Truly Similar Misconduct—Generalized Social-Media Comparisons Cannot Make Discriminatory Discharge “Plausible” Introduction In Maan...
Title VII Plausibility Requires “Like-for-Like” Comparators (Including Insubordination) When Termination Follows Social-Media Policy Violations I. Introduction In Maan Aljizzani v. Middle East...
ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B): Only the Entity that Controls Benefit Determinations Is a Proper Defendant (Third Circuit) 1. Introduction Case: Mark Justman v. Accenture LLP, No. 25-2084 (3d Cir. June 17,...
Complex-Case Speedy Trial Tolling: No Mandatory Revisit Absent Timely Challenge and Material Change 1. Introduction United States v. Brian Burrows (Third Circuit, filed June 16, 2026) addresses...
Hall v. Miller: Specific Objections Required to Avoid Firm Waiver; Prison Lockdowns Rarely Support Equitable Tolling of AEDPA Deadlines Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
Credible Innocence Showing Required to Withdraw a Guilty Plea; Bare National Statistics Do Not Establish Unwarranted Sentencing Disparity 1. Introduction In United States v. Miller (10th Cir. June...
Preston v. Hiraoka: Meaningful Appellate Review Requires Kelepolo-Based Consideration of Bond or Alternative Security to Stay Ejectment Possession Judgments I. Introduction Preston v. Hiraoka (Haw....
Hawaiʻi Guardianship Termination: Parental Presumption Survives Consent; Unfitness Requires Clear and Convincing Proof Case: In the Matter of the Guardianship of I.W. and T.E., SCWC-23-0000356 (Haw....
MISS DIG Act Claims Against Governmental Agencies: Public Service Commission Process Is the Sole Immunity-Avoiding Remedy; SDSE Amendment Requires Pleading Notice Compliance Case: Brian Zezula v....
Abusive Sexual Contact Is “Granular”: Lesser-Included Instructions Must Track the Same Touching, Not a Different Act Case: United States v. MacLean (10th Cir. June 18, 2026) (Order and Judgment,...
Substantial Influence Over Government Contracting Triggers the “Sensitive Position” Bribery Enhancement and Treats Fraudulent Change Orders as “Benefit” Under the Guidelines Introduction In United...
When “Concurrent Sentences” in a Plea Deal Is Only a Rule 11(e)(1)(B) Recommendation (Not a Rule 11(e)(1)(C) Specific-Sentence Agreement) Case: Michael Scott Hughes v. The State of Wyoming Citation:...
Citizen Initiatives Cannot Amend Planned Unit Development (PUD) Agreements: PUD Amendments Are Administrative, Not Legislative Case: Kavanaugh v. Telluride Locals Coal. Petitioners' Comm., 2026 CO 47...
Colorado Recognizes a Narrow Self-Defense Public-Policy Exception to At-Will Employment Case: Moreno v. Circle K Stores, Inc., 2026 CO 46, 25SA134 (Colo. Jun 15, 2026) Court: Colorado Supreme Court...
CAFA Mass-Action “Local Event or Occurrence” Exception Is Jurisdictional and Turns on the Injury-Causing Event Case: Tushawn Craig v. City of Richmond, Indiana (7th Cir. June 18, 2026) Court: United...
Email-Initiated Transfer Fraud Exclusion Applies to Fraudulent Instructions Sent to the Insured, Even When Sent Internally from a Compromised Employee Account Introduction Office of the Special...
Hensley “Results Obtained” Allows Across-the-Board Lodestar Cuts Even for Interrelated Claims When Success Is Limited Immanuel Baptist Church v. City of Chicago (7th Cir. June 18, 2026)...
AIR 21 Petitions Must Be Received Within 60 Days: Mailing, E-Filing Rules, and the Limits of Equitable Tolling 1. Introduction Soma G. Priddle v. LABR is a Seventh Circuit petition-for-review case...
FHA Claims Falter When Housing Is Offered and Withdrawn: Disparate-Impact Requires Statistical Causation; Retaliation Requires Adverse Interference; Standing Requires Concrete Denial, Not Stigma 1....
Essential-Term Certainty and Proof of Reliance: Limits on Contract, Fraud, and “Advisory” Misrepresentation Claims in Pre-Contract Collaborations Case: Peters Broadcast Engineering, Inc. v. PEM...