Contempt for Frustrating Court-Ordered Joint Tax Filing: Contextual Construction of “Withdraw” and Compensatory IRS Penalties I. Introduction In Guy Morrison III v. Tami Hinson-Morrison, 2026 WY 87...
Reinstatement After Judiciary Law § 468-a Registration Suspension Requires Full Employment Disclosure and Verified Nonlegal Work 1. Introduction Matter: Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary...
Election of Article 15 Service Retirement Based on Non-DOCCS Employment Bars Later § 507-b Performance-of-Duty Disability Retirement 1. Introduction Matter of Mussaw v DiNapoli (2026 NY Slip Op...
Keypad Gates Across Express Access Easements May Be Enjoined When They Materially Impair the Easement Holder’s Accustomed Use Case: Venezia v. Luma, 2026 NY Slip Op 04897 (App Div 3d Dept Aug. 6,...
Interlocutory Review Under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42 Requires Exceptional Circumstances—Routine Motion-to-Dismiss Denials (Even in High-Profile Defamation Cases) Do Not Qualify Case: Fox News...
Subdivision Conditions Must Be Evidence-Based and Explained; Extra-Code Wetlands Buffers for Pending Applications Are Unreasonable Case: Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission v. Smokey Hollow,...
Rule 404(b) Prior Drug-Conspiracy Convictions Admissible to Prove Knowledge and Intent; Any Error Harmless Where Mandatory Minimum Controls Introduction In United States v. Christopher Spider...
Rule 56(d) Relief Requires a Proper Motion and Specific Showing; Default Sanctions and Fee Awards Stand Where Party-Driven Delay Is Clear I. Introduction Sixela Investment Group v. Hope Federal...
PLRA Exhaustion for Newly Added Claims Is Measured When the Claim Is First Pleaded 1. Introduction In Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell (4th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), incarcerated plaintiff Benjamin Forrest...
Third Circuit: Arbitrators May Clarify an Ambiguous Merits Award (Even After Issuance) When AAA Rules Delegate Functus Officio Boundaries 1. Introduction In Prospect Capital Management L.P. v....
Independent Counsel Under Illinois Law Requires an Actual Insurer–Insured Conflict; Co-Insured Adversity Alone Is Insufficient 1. Introduction Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland...
Montana DUI Mandatory-Minimum Fines After State v. Cole: Sentencing Courts Must Assess Ability to Pay and Suspend the Unpayable Portion 1. Introduction Case: State v. D. Barker, 2026 MT 181N (Mont....
Waiver of “Elapsed Time” (Street-Time) Credit Challenges by Acquiescence at Revocation; Non-Objection Renders Error “Objectionable,” Not “Illegal” Introduction State v. Day (Mont. Sup. Ct. Aug. 4,...
Rule 41(b) Dismissal-with-Prejudice Requires More Than a Short-Deadline Misstep by a Pro Se Conventional Filer Case: Michelle Maupin v. School Board of Miami-Dade County (11th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026) (per...
Death Pending Appeal Abates Prosecution Ab Initio and Requires Vacatur and Dismissal, While Co-Defendant Convictions Stand on Sufficient Evidence and 404(b) Knowledge/Intent Proof I. Introduction...
Fifth Circuit: Minor Inconsistencies, Demeanor, and Plausibility Sustain Adverse Credibility; No IJ Duty to Re-Raise Noticed Inconsistencies; CAT Requires Particularized, Independent Proof Beyond...
Garrett v. Davis: Eighth Amendment Sleep-Deprivation Claims Require Proof of Substantial Risk (Not Causation), No Numeric Sleep Threshold, and a Duration-Sensitive Totality Analysis Court: U.S. Court...
Fifth Circuit: No Rule 56(d) Relief Without a Proper Motion; Late-Stage Withdrawal and Default Sanctions Sustained for Client-Driven Delay I. Introduction Sixela Investment Group v. Hope Federal...
Rule 56(d) Relief Requires a Proper Motion and Diligent Discovery; Late-Stage Withdrawal and Default Sanctions Upheld for Client-Driven Delay Case: Sixela Investment Group v. Hope Federal Credit...
Adjacency-Based Professional Licensure Restrictions Likely Violate Article IV Privileges and Immunities I. Introduction In Polk v. Crawford (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), Geoffrey Polk—an attorney licensed...