SIJS/Guardianship: No Birth-Certificate Filing Requirement Under FCA § 661; Family Court Must Ascertain Age and Make SIJS Findings on a Sufficient Record Case: Matter of Jefferson D.O.M. (Maria...
Standing Proven by Stapled Allonges and Counsel’s Possession Affirmation in New York Foreclosures 1. Introduction Wilmington Sav. Fund Socy., FSB v Kelly (2026 NY Slip Op 03022 [249 AD3d 947] [2d...
Foreclosure Summary Judgment Requires Identified/Annexed Business Records to Prove Default; New Default Grounds Cannot Be Raised for First Time in Reply 1. Introduction Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co....
CPLR 3126 Dismissal Is Warranted When a Court-Ordered Medical “Affidavit of Merit” Is Conclusory, Omits Causation/Standard of Care, and Lacks Foundation for Cross-Specialty Opinions Case: Romanova v...
Strict Proof Requirements for Foreclosure Standing, RPAPL 1303 Compliance, and Vacatur of an Allegedly Erroneous Satisfaction 1. Introduction In U.S. Bank Trust N.A. v. McAllister (2026 NY Slip Op...
Economic-Development Grants Under Texas Constitution Article III, Section 52-a Remain Subject to the Gift Clauses 1. Introduction Case: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. City of Corsicana and Navarro...
New Mexico Adopts a “High Level of Deference” to an Agency’s Interpretation of Its Own Prior Orders I. Introduction City of Las Cruces v. N.M. Pub. Regul. Comm'n (N.M. May 11, 2026) arises from...
Standing to Challenge an Unlawful Tax: “Pocketbook Injury” Triggers Ordinary Standing; “Taxpayer Standing” Limits and “Disruption” Concerns Do Not Defeat Jurisdiction I. Introduction In RYAN BUSSE,...
State v. Aragon: New Mexico Adopts Smith v. Arizona’s Confrontation Rule for Surrogate Forensic Opinions and Reinforces Double-Jeopardy Limits on Multiple Tampering Counts I. Introduction In State v....
Healey/Wise v. State of Missouri: Compactness Under Mo. Const. art. III, §45 Is a Totality-of-the-Evidence Inquiry; Statistical Metrics and Historical Map Comparisons Are Proper, and “Communities of...
Private Termination Due Process: Case-by-Case Appointed Counsel (Including on Appeal) and County-Funded Appellate Records/Transcripts I. Introduction This consolidated Opinion on Order to Show Cause...
Prior Sexual Abuse Does Not Expand “Intimate Parts” for Penal Law § 130.52 Forcible Touching (ASA Predicate) 1. Introduction Watson v Roanoke Is. Historical Assn., 2026 NY Slip Op 02949 (App Div 1st...
Ten-Year Lookback Limits DUI “Second-Offense” Penalties Despite a Second DUI Conviction Introduction In State v. Snyder, 2026 MT 103N (Mont. May 12, 2026) (memorandum opinion; noncitable), the...
When an Appeal Becomes Moot, Oklahoma Appellate Courts Should Reverse Merits Dismissals and Direct Dismissal Without Prejudice to Avoid Preclusive Effects I. Introduction In FORD v. THE OKLAHOMA...
Mandatory Criminal Forfeiture Under 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) Despite Restitution; Subpoena-Generated Carrier Spreadsheets as Non-Testimonial Business Records Case: United States v. Rami Mahmod Mhana (4th...
IDEA Civil Actions Require an Administrative “Findings and Decision”: No Systemic-Understaffing Exception to Exhaustion Introduction In Ibrahim Alzandani v. Hamtramck Pub. Schs. (6th Cir. May 12,...
State v. Gutierrez: No Entitlement to Continue Sentencing to Obtain an Unsheduled Psychosexual Evaluation; Fixed Life Sentence Affirmed Introduction In State v. Gutierrez (Idaho Supreme Court, May...
Maggard v. State of Missouri: No Automatic Suspension of Legislation Upon Referendum Petition Filing; Suspension Turns on a “Legal, Sufficient, and Timely” Petition Determined Through Chapter 116...
Justification in § 922(g)(1) Cases Requires Imminent Threat at the Moment of Initial Firearm Possession I. Introduction In United States v. Fort (1st Cir. May 12, 2026), the First Circuit affirmed...
United States v. Colbert: McGirt Does Not Undermine Federal § 3231/MCA Jurisdiction; Failure to Object to an R&R Waives Suppression Appellate Review Introduction In United States v. Colbert (10th...