“Related Series of Violations” Caps Iowa Code § 479B.21(1) Civil Penalties at $200,000 When Noncompliance Stems from a Single Permitting Failure I. Introduction In Enterprise Products Operating, LLC...
AEDPA “Fairminded Jurist” Deference Bars Habeas Relief for Omitted Eyewitness-Identification Instruction, Speculative Bias Cross-Examination Limits, and Immaterial Brady Non-Disclosure I....
Body-Camera Video May Control at the Pleading Stage, Supporting Qualified Immunity for Deadly Force Against an Armed, Fleeing Suspect Who Runs Toward Officers I. Introduction In Jenkins v. Inocencio...
Reasonable Mistaken-Identity Deadly Force in an Active-Shooter Scene Does Not Violate the Fourth Amendment; Bodycam Audio Is Not Conclusive of What an Officer Heard Case: Martinez v. Hinojosa (No....
United States v. Goode: Forfeiture of Appeal-Waiver Enforcement After Merits Litigation; North Carolina Second-Degree Murder as an ACCA Violent Felony Introduction In United States v. Aaron Albert...
Conveyance of the Servient Parcel Terminates Prior Permission: Foley Reaffirmed and Distinguished from Hilley/Barrow in Adverse-Possession Hostility 1. Introduction Raymond Desrochers et al. v. Luigi...
All Tenants in Common Must Sign to Count Acreage Toward a K.S.A. 12-757(f)(1) Zoning Protest Petition 1. Introduction Prairiewood Holdings, LLC v. Board of Riley County Commissioners (Kan. June 5,...
§ 1983 Accrual in Non-Hiring Cases: Limitations Run When Plaintiff Knows of Nonselection and Has Reason to Suspect Causation—Not When Motive Is Confirmed Introduction In Hadnot v. Lufkin Independent...
Rule 37(c)(1) Mandatory Exclusion for Undisclosed Damages: A Rebuttal Expert Report Cannot Backfill Rule 26(a) Computations 1. Introduction In Deque Systems Inc. v. Browserstack, Inc. (4th Cir. June...
Rule 9(b) Demands “How” FCA Claims Are False: wRVU Productivity Pay and Provider-Based Subsidies Don’t Plead Stark/AKS Violations Without Referral-Linked Remuneration I. Introduction In United States...
Federal Courts’ Duty and Power to Order Systemwide Institutional Reform Injunctions for Foster-Care Rights Violations Case: Jonathan R. v. Patrick Morrisey (consolidated Nos. 25-1232 & 25-1239), U.S....
Spoliation Sanctions Must Be Resolved Before Summary Judgment When Lost Evidence Is Central to the Merits 1. Introduction In Emmanuel Shaw v. T. Foreman (4th Cir. June 4, 2026), the Fourth Circuit...
Rule 35(a) Is Not a Backdoor Sentence Reduction: Prohibition Will Issue to Reinstate a Lawful Sentence Case: State of West Virginia ex rel. State of West Virginia v. The Honorable Joseph Barki, Judge...
Mishandling (Not Misappropriation) of Client Funds and the Binding Force of Disciplinary Stipulations: Two-Year Suspension for Systemic Neglect 1. Introduction In Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Brian...
Unambiguous Video Evidence Limits “Reasonably Susceptible” Inferences at Summary Judgment in Hawaiʻi I. Introduction Bellamy v. City and County of Honolulu (Haw. June 5, 2026) is a...
Proxy “Expectation of Regulatory Approval” Becomes Actionable When Omitted, Known Regulatory Non-Cooperation Makes the Opinion Misleading (First Circuit) Case: Premca Extra Income Fund LP v. Angle...
Church Autonomy Bars Courts from Recharacterizing Religious Polity to Defeat Diversity: LCMS as the “Real Party to the Controversy” Case: Lutheran Church v. Christian, No. 25-50130 (5th Cir. June 4,...
Construction Contractor Treated as a “Vendor” Selling “Services” for Deception-Fraud Coverage Limits 1. Introduction In Blue Compass RV, L.L.C. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company (5th Cir. June 5,...
Medicare Nursing-Home CMP Proceedings Are “Public Rights” Not Requiring a Seventh Amendment Jury Trial Case: Sligo Creek Center v. HHS (4th Cir. June 5, 2026) (Heytens, J.) Posture: Petition for...
Article III Redressability Encompasses Structural Reform Injunctions for Systemic Foster-Care Violations Case: Jonathan R. v. Patrick Morrisey (consolidated Nos. 25-1232 & 25-1239) | Court: United...