No Evidentiary Hearing in Civil Contempt Absent a Genuine Dispute of Material Fact; Service on Counsel Can Supply Notice for Seizure-Warrant Compliance Case: United States v. Reynoso (No. 25-1328) |...
Rule 25’s 90-Day Clock Runs Absent a Successor/Representative, and Unserved Defendants Cannot Be Dismissed With Prejudice Case: Jeevan Malhotra v. Ajit Kumar (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) (per curiam)...
Cancellation of Removal Hardship Review: Deferential Substantial-Evidence Scrutiny and the Required Showing of Unavailable Medical Care Abroad Case: Pranaykumar Umedbhai Patel v. U.S. Attorney...
Conclusory “Group Pleading” Cannot Sustain a Pro Se § 1983 Claim; Monell Amendment Is Futile Absent an Alleged Policy/Custom; Issues Not Briefed in the Opening Appeal Are Abandoned 1. Introduction In...
Supervised-Release No-Contact Conditions Upheld When Tied to § 3553(a) and Supported by Reliable Corroborated Hearsay 1. Introduction In United States v. Antonio Oscar Tatum (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026)...
First Step Act § 404(b) Resentencing Cannot Reduce Statutory Mandatory-Minimum Supervised Release Using Nonretroactive § 401 Changes or Related Guidelines (Post-Concepcion) Introduction United States...
Rule 8(a) as a Standalone Basis to Dismiss Prolix § 1983 Complaints—and Appellate Forfeiture When the Rule 8 Ruling Is Not Challenged 1. Introduction Anderson v. Woods (10th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arose...
Word-Limit Rejection of Prison Grievance Appeals Constitutes Non-Exhaustion Under the PLRA; § 1997e(a) Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice 1. Introduction In Brandon Porter v. Christopher Hoch (7th...
Consistent, Supplemented Hiring Explanations Do Not Show Pretext Absent Evidence of Mendacity 1. Introduction Richard Highbaugh v. Exelead, Inc. (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arises from a failed...
Harmless-Error Affirmance Where Disputed Lay/Expert Yield Estimates Do Not Cure a Failure of Proof on Conversion 1. Introduction Valley View Farms v. BOS Dairy LLC (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arises out...
Continuous Michigan Class-Action Tolling for § 1983 Takings Claims When a Putative Class Case Is Reopened (MCR 3.501(F)) 1. Introduction Brent Perry v. St. Joseph Cnty., Mich. arises out of Michigan...
Sixth Circuit: Younger Abstention Does Not Apply to a State University’s Preliminary Investigation Absent a Formal, Ongoing Disciplinary Proceeding I. Introduction In Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky.,...
Two-Step Gatekeeping for “Claimed Board-Certified” Specialties and Alleged Care-at-Issue Under A.R.S. § 12-2604 1. Introduction AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN is an Arizona Supreme Court decision addressing...
Jurisdiction First: Speculative Traceability Defeats Article III Standing and Requires a Without-Prejudice Dismissal 1. Introduction Fiona Blair v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (11th Cir....
Title IX “Before-the-Fact” Liability: Hiring/Retention Deliberate Indifference Based on Known Prior Sexual-Misconduct Suspension Case: Jane Doe, II v. Founding Fourteen, Inc (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026)...
Unimplemented Criminal-Code Changes and Family Threats Do Not Establish “Material Changed Country Conditions” to Excuse Untimely, Number-Barred Motions to Reopen 1. Introduction In Masri Sastrawan v....
United States v. Braxton: General Sentencing Objection Forfeits Specific Procedural Claims; § 3553(c) Satisfied When Reasons Are Clear From the Record Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Explicit Sentencing Findings Required for § 2D1.1(b)(1) Firearm Enhancements—Especially When Based on Co‑Conspirator Conduct Case: United States v. Victor Uriel Diego Estrada (11th Cir. Aug. 21,...
Rule 60(b) Relief After a Younger Dismissal: No “Prospective” Judgment, No “Extraordinary Circumstances,” and Frivolous Constitutional Attacks on Texas’s Vexatious-Litigant Regime 1. Introduction In...
Mandamus Requiring a § 1404(a) Eight-Factor Venue Analysis: Timeliness Cannot Be Treated as Dispositive Case: In re Media Matters for America; Eric Hananoki; Angelo Carusone, No. 25-10630 Court:...