Spiehs v. Morgan: Public Libraries May Bar Sign-Displays Indoors as Content-Neutral Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: September 8,...
Monell Causation Fails Where Detention and Bail-Posting Limits Are Mandated by State-Court Orders; No Fourth Amendment Violation if Presented to a Judge Within 48 Hours Case: Anthony Murdock v. City...
Seventh Circuit: § 1983 Damages Complaints Seeking Only Money and Naming Former Officials Plead Personal-Capacity Claims (Not Eleventh-Amendment-Barred), and the Fourth Circuit “Martin” Factors Do...
Closed-Attraction Trespasser Rule: Tacit “Go-Ahead” Plus Known Safety Disablement Can Create a Jury Question on Recklessness (7th Cir.) 1) Introduction Case: Eric Stupak v. Mont du Lac Snowsports,...
Leadership-Role Enhancement Based on a Knowingly Assisting Partner and Related Prior Deliveries; Downward-Departure Denials Remain Unreviewable Absent Clear Misunderstanding 1. Introduction In United...
Anti-SLAPP Prong One in Nevada: Contradictory Evidence Requires a Factual Good-Faith Showing—Mere Denial Is Not Enough I. Introduction In JET COMMERCIAL CONSTR., LLC v. N. AM. INS. AGENCY OF LAWTON,...
Benefit “Not Guaranteed” Statements as Unlawful Reprisal Threats, While General Union Awareness Does Not Establish Surveillance (5th Cir. 2026) Case: Starbucks v. NLRB (No. 24-60653) | Court: U.S....
Judicial Notice of Post-Appeal Related Bankruptcy Filings for Jurisdiction; Unconditional Guarantors Receive § 509(a) Statutory Subrogation to the Extent Paid Introduction In Whitestone Uptown Tower,...
Souza v. Nago: Tie-Breaker-by-Lot Procedures Are HAPA “Rules,” and a Tie Plus Unresolvable Overage Requires a New Primary Election Introduction Souza v. Nago (Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi, Sept. 4, 2026)...
Title IX Residency Claims Use Title VII Framework; Patient-Safety Academic Judgments Defeat Discrimination/Retaliation and ACGME Complaints Don’t Trigger GWA Absent Supervisor/Government Disclosure...
Universal APA Vacatur Elsewhere Moots Parallel Challenges to an Agency Rule Case: State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (11th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (per curiam) (not for...
Rooker-Feldman Bars Federal Attacks on State Fee Judgments but Not Independent Tort Claims Based on Underlying Conduct I. Introduction In William Covert v. Arielle Hacking (11th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)...
Monell Liability for Brady Violations Does Not Turn on Intent; “Forwarding” Limits Police Fair-Trial Fabrication Claims 1. Introduction Jimenez v. City of New York (2d Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) arises from...
Rule 4(b)(4) Extensions in § 3582 Compassionate-Release Appeals: Excusable-Neglect Showing Must Be Made in the Extension Motion, Not in a Late Reply 1. Introduction United States v. Norcutt (10th...
Williams v. Crane: Younger Abstention Bars Federal Equitable Relief that Would Disrupt Ongoing State Child-Custody Enforcement; GAL and Court-Appointed Custody Professionals Receive Quasi-Judicial...
Qualified Immunity During Active Resistance: General “Disproportionate Force” Principles Do Not Clearly Establish Excessive-Force Limits 1. Introduction Case: Rafael Cendan v. Officer Jose Trujillo...
Eleventh Circuit: Pro Se Litigants Must Receive Court-Directed Notice and One Meaningful Chance to Replead Before With-Prejudice Dismissal; Rule 58 Separate-Judgment Requirement Controls Appeal...
Plain-Error Limits on Plea-Agreement Breach Claims and Guilty-Plea Waiver of Geofence Suppression Issues Case: United States v. Scott Carpenter, Jr. (11th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (per curiam) (not for...
TVPA Fee Awards: When a “Rare Case” Justifies Above-Forum Rates and Multi-Timekeeper Staffing I. Introduction Moore v. Rubin (2d Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) addresses a recurring, high-stakes question in...
Merger Doctrine at the Pleading Stage: Opinion-Based Price Lists Cannot Be Dismissed Without a Factual Record on Methodology and Numerical Range 1. Introduction In Rapaport v. Nivoda (2d Cir. Sept....