People v Pittman: “What’s in there?” Is Custodial Interrogation, and Secured-Bag Searches Incident to Arrest Require Proven Exigency 1. Introduction In People v Pittman (Appellate Division, Third...
“Issued” Means Mailed/Notified Under 7 NYCRR 201.5: DOCCS Must Prove the Mailing Date to Defeat an Article 78 on Exhaustion 1. Introduction Matter of Moses v New York State Dept. of Corr. & Community...
Pro Hac Vice Rule 3(A)(2) Noncompliance Constitutes Unauthorized Practice Under N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 5.5(a) I. Introduction Petition of Dansdill, 2026 ND 109, is a North Dakota Supreme Court...
People v. Roberts: No Pocket Search Without a True Pat-Down or a Contemporaneous Intent to Arrest Introduction In People v Roberts (2026 NY Slip Op 03476 [3d Dept June 4, 2026]), the Appellate...
Vacating Open-Ended CPLR Stays Tied to Foreign Proceedings After Prolonged Delay—Especially in Nazi-Looted Art Cases I. Introduction Estate of Margaret Kainer v Christies Inc. (2026 NY Slip Op 03506...
Ohio Disqualification Law After In re Disqualification of Santoli (2026): Enforcing the 15‑Page Limit and Treating “Premature” Rulings as Disqualifying Only When Substantively Prejudicial Case: In re...
Mootness in Custody/Visitation Appeals After Superseding Family Court Orders, While Preserving Review of an Unaddressed Violation Dismissal 1. Introduction Matter of James EE. v Vanessa EE....
Pre-Dispositional Bail No-Contact Conditions Are Not Punishable as “Temporary Restraining Orders” Under N.D.C.C. § 12.1-10-05(1) Case: State v. Ferrell, 2026 ND 112 Court: Supreme Court of North...
Therapeutic Reunification as a Condition Precedent to Implementing Grandparent Visitation Under Domestic Relations Law § 72 Case: Matter of Shirley XX. v. Molly YY. Court: Appellate Division of the...
Mitigation-Cost Standing for Municipal Water Failures, But No Procedural Due Process Claim Where Billing-Dispute Process Ultimately Provides Relief I. Introduction In Jackson v. City of Jackson,...
Dangerousness, Not Location: § 922(g)(1) May Disarm Drug Traffickers Even Inside the Home Case: United States v. Squire (5th Cir. June 2, 2026) | Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Unpreserved § 924(c) “Brandish/Discharge” Instruction Challenges Fail Absent Plain Error When the Charge as a Whole Tracks the Indictment; RICO Continuity Is Presumed Over a Year-Plus Span Despite...
Mandatory VICAR Life Sentences for Adult Offenders and RICO Life Exposure Based on Life-Eligible Racketeering Acts Decision: Affirmed (Fourth Circuit, unpublished). Case: United States v. Elmer Alas...
Voluntary Settlement Extinguishes Standing to Appeal Class/Collective Decertification—Contractual “Right to Appeal” Cannot Create Article III Jurisdiction Case: James Mebane v. GKN Driveline North...
Qualified Immunity in Foster-Placement Decisions: No Clearly Established Substantive Due Process Right for Foster Parents’ Children I. Introduction In C.L.G. v. South Carolina Department of Social...
Private Reporting to Police, Without Public Cooperation, Fails “Social Distinction” for a Particular Social Group 1. Introduction In Raul Matos-Salazar v. Attorney General United States of America...
Tabron Controls: Local “Special Circumstances” Rules Cannot Substitute for the Third Circuit’s Appointed-Counsel Analysis 1. Introduction In Marlon McDougall v. Tyson (3d Cir. June 2, 2026) (not...
Tabb v. State: Waiver of Unobjected-to Visible Shackling and the Use of Defendant Admissions (with Corroboration) and Lay Cell-Tower Mapping to Sustain a Murder Conviction 1. Introduction In Tabb v....
Statutory “Zoning Decision” Amendments Do Not Displace OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(1): Discretionary Applications Still Required for Appeals from Rezoning Denials 1. Introduction Sockwell Corners, LLC v. Newton...
Williams v. State (Ga. 2026): Mental-Illness Evidence Alone Does Not Trigger Sua Sponte Competency Inquiry; Counsel May Honor Client’s Chosen Objective of Innocence 1. Introduction In Williams v....