Miranda Is Not a Shortcut to Admissibility: Courts Must Accept Felony-Status Stipulations and Exclude Criminal-History Evidence Whose Prejudice Substantially Outweighs Probative Value I. Introduction...
Reciprocal Discipline in Mississippi: Out-of-State Misconduct Is Conclusive, and Mississippi May Enhance Sanctions for Persistent, Multi-Year Professional Misconduct Case: The Mississippi Bar v....
Attorneys Lack Article III Standing to Sue Under the FDCPA for Derivative, Client-Only Injuries I. Introduction In Gregory Light v. LVNV Funding, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an FDCPA/FCCPA...
De Novo Review of Juvenile-Transfer Probable Cause and Due-Process Limits on Coercive Juvenile Interrogations Case: State of Tennessee v. Antonio Demetrius Adkisson a/k/a Antonio Demetrius Turner Jr....
VAWA “Protection Order” Includes Prosecutor-Sought Criminal No-Contact Orders Despite Victim Opposition Case: United States v. Pilson (1st Cir. June 1, 2026) | Statutes: 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1); 18...
Strategic Delay and “Grab Bag” Pleading Can Justify Denial of Leave to Add Title VII Claims at the Pleading Stage Introduction James Engstrom v. United Airlines, Inc. (7th Cir. June 1, 2026) arises...
Client Autonomy Bars Counsel from Conceding Guilt to Any Homicide Offense Over Express Objection (McCoy Structural Error) Case: People v. Chhuon and Pan (Cal. June 1, 2026) S105403 Court: Supreme...
Tallahassee Bail Fund: Article III Standing Exists, but No Third-Party Standing to Challenge Florida’s Bond-Withholding Scheme as Excessive Bail 1. Introduction In Tallahassee Bail Fund v. Clerk of...
Discovery in Ohio Public-Records Mandamus: Relevance, Proportionality, and “Apex” Depositions Limited to Search and Litigated Defenses 1. Introduction State ex rel. Ctr. for Media & Democracy v....
Rule 588 Return-of-Property Hearings Require Record Evidence to Prove Derivative Contraband 1. Introduction In Re: Alisha Shepard Smith; Appeal of: Alisha Shepard Smith reached the Supreme Court of...
Uncorroborated and Inconsistent Evidence Cannot Establish Pretext in FMLA Interference/Retaliation Claims Case: Richard Thistlethwaite v. Pace Air Freight, Inc. Court: Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Whitton v. Dixon (2026): Habeas Prejudice Under Giglio/Brecht Must Be Assessed on the Trial Record—Post‑Trial Evidence Cannot Be Used to Deny Relief I. Introduction In Whitton v. Dixon, the U.S....
Rule 50 Noncompliance Waives Sufficiency-of-the-Evidence Review on Appeal—No Plain-Error Backstop Case: Nelson v. Toyota Motor Corporation, No. 24-1408 (10th Cir. June 1, 2026) (Order and Judgment,...
Federal Bad-Faith Fee Awards in Diversity: Knowing Violation of a Release Plus Concealment Can Satisfy the “Without Color” and “Improper Purpose” Test 1. Introduction Banner Bank v. Smith (10th Cir....
Specificity Required for Equitable Tolling of Untimely Motions to Reopen: Detention and Pro Se Status Alone Are Not Enough Case: Bonilla-Espinoza v. Blanche (10th Cir. June 1, 2026) (published) 1....
APA § 706(1) Relief Is Unavailable Once the Secretary Has Acted Through a Lawful BLM Delegation 1. Introduction In Wyo-Ben v. Burgum (10th Cir. June 1, 2026), petitioner-appellant Wyo-Ben, Inc....
Rule G Standing Hearings: Preponderance Fact-Finding and “Bare Title” Insufficiency for Straw Owners 1. Introduction United States v. the M/Y Amadea is a Second Circuit civil forfeiture decision...
Unsettled § 3146(b)(2) Consecutive-Sentence Requirement for Failure to Appear at Supervised-Release Revocation Hearings (No Plain Error) Case: United States v. Simmons, Nos. 23-7400-cr (Lead),...
Rule 46 Sanctions for AI-Hallucinated Appellate Briefs: Counsel’s Nondelegable Duty to Verify Citations, Quotations, and Record Facts Case: Heriberto Perez-Castillo v. Todd W. Blanche (7th Cir. June...
Deference Under Connick/Pickering Turns on Mission, Not a “Paramilitary” Label: Coast Guard Auxiliary May Discipline Members Who Speak While Holding Themselves Out in Uniform 1. Introduction James C....