Partial Traffic-Signal Failure Can Display “Conflicting Directions” Under the CGIA, Waiving Sovereign Immunity I. Introduction In Bernard E. SANDOVAL v. CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, the Colorado Supreme...
People v. Meyers: Reconstruction Hearing as an Adequate Substitute Record Despite Grossly Defective Stenographic Minutes I. Introduction People v Meyers (2026 NY Slip Op 03261 [May 26, 2026])...
In re Marriage of Dale: Quantitative Parenting-Time Reductions Are Modifications (Not Restrictions) Unless Parenting Time Is Eliminated; Restrictions Require Qualitative Constraints 1. Introduction...
“Employer Within the State” Includes Out-of-State Employers When Discrimination Impacts Work Performed in New York Case: Arizzo v Ethicon, Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op 03262 (App Div, 1st Dept May 26, 2026)...
SSI Interim Assistance Reimbursement for Work-Conditioned Safety Net Benefits Does Not Create an FLSA “Kick-Back” Case: Matter of Andersen v. Hein, 2026 NY Slip Op 03259 (NY Ct App May 26, 2026)...
People v. Harris: Prior Guilty Plea to Simple Firearm Possession Does Not Bar Later Murder Prosecution Absent the “Same Criminal Transaction” Under CPL 40.40(2) New York Court of Appeals Rivera, J....
Illegal Plea Sentences, Disqualified Prosecutors, and “Lawful Equivalents”: When No Santobello Resentencing Is Required Case: People v. Flesch, 2026 NY Slip Op 03258 (Ct App May 26, 2026) (Rivera,...
Parole Revocation: Administrative Appeal to the Parole Board Is a Jurisdictional Prerequisite to Crim. P. 35(c) Review Introduction In People v. Abdul-Rahman, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed...
Virginia Code § 18.2-53.1 (Firearm-in-Commission of Robbery) Is Not a Guidelines “Crime of Violence” Under the Elements Clause; Sentencing Error Not Harmless Without a Defensible Variance Rationale...
Texas Takings Liability for Police-Caused Emergency Destruction, with Post-Reversal Reelection of Remedies (Baker v. City of McKinney) Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Per Curiam)...
Reaffirming McDonnell Douglas for Circumstantial Title VII Claims and Rejecting “Motivating Factor” Proof by Generalized “Who Can Say What” Testimony I. Introduction Bassett v. Gray Media Group is a...
CVRA Mandamus Is Limited to Enforcing Enumerated Victims’ Rights, Not Substantive Review of Rule 48 Dismissals Case: Naoise Ryan v. United States (captioned In re Naoise Connolly Ryan; Emily...
CVRA Mandamus Is Limited to Enforcing Enumerated Victims’ Rights, Not Substantive Review of Rule 48(a) Dismissals I. Introduction In re Naoise Connolly Ryan; Emily Chelangat Babu; Joshua Mwazo Babu;...
Party Presentation Limits Anders-Flagged Rule 11 Review When Appellant Pursues Sentence-Only Relief 1. Introduction In United States v. Tyrone Kelly (4th Cir. May 22, 2026) (unpublished), the Fourth...
Party Presentation Limits Rule 11 Appellate Review When Defendant Disclaims Any Challenge to the Guilty Plea 1. Introduction Case: United States v. Tyrone Kelly, Nos. 23-4353 & 23-6704 (4th Cir. May...
Third Circuit Leaves in Place an Expansive Reading of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9) that Channels Pre–Final-Order Habeas Claims into the Petition-for-Review Process Case: Mahmoud Khalil v. President United...
Third Circuit Expands § 1252(b)(9) Channeling: District-Court Habeas Jurisdiction Barred for Pre–Final-Order Constitutional Claims Tied to Removal Proceedings I. Introduction On May 22, 2026, the...
“Copy Means the Entire Policy”: Colorado § 10-3-1117 Requires Full Policy Production for Potentially Relevant Policies and Imposes a Single $100/Day Penalty Per Claim I. Introduction Case: Fogel v....
Texas Easement-by-Estoppel Scope: Landowner Bears Trespass Burden; “Necessary, Non–Materially Burdensome” Upgrades Are Fact Questions 1. Introduction John P. Boerschig v. Rio Grande Electric...
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Chapter 41 Exemplary-Damages Cap: Per-Defendant, Proportionate-Economic-Damages Base, Even with Joint Property Owners I. Introduction In K&K Inez Properties, LLC, David...