Wahl v. Wahl (321 Neb. 819): Nebraska Dissolution Courts Must Choose Between Former-Spouse SBP Coverage and Service Member Beneficiary Choice 1. Introduction Parties: Charles A. Wahl (appellee) and...
No Bright-Line Test for Fee vs. Tax: Airport Access Charges as Optional User Fees 1. Introduction In Park 'N Go of Nebraska, LLC v. Airport Authority of the City of Omaha, 321 Neb. 798 (July 17,...
Objective Medical Evidence and De Minimis Force: Limits on Eighth Amendment Excessive-Force and Deliberate-Indifference Claims at Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In Dante Small v. Lynn Pittman, et...
Chimpanzees Are Not “Persons” Eligible for Michigan Habeas Corpus Under MCR 3.303 (Supreme Court Review Denied) Case: Nonhuman Rights Project Inc v. Deyoung Family Zoo LLC (SC: 169351; COA: 369247;...
Title VII Retaliation Requires Complaints Tied to Protected-Class Discrimination; Repeated § 1915 Pleading Failures Justify Dismissal With Prejudice Introduction In Kerian Pelenah v. University of...
Procedural Rule Clarified: Cross-Appellant Status May Be Granted Even When the Michigan Supreme Court Denies Leave to Appeal 1. Introduction Jerome Dubrulle v. Great Lakes Water Authority is one of...
Anti-Assignment Clauses with Payment Carve-Outs Confer ERISA Standing to Sue for Nonpayment; Chargemaster “Normal Charges” Are Plausibly Pleaded at the Motion-to-Dismiss Stage 1. Introduction In...
Preservation Required to Invoke Eaton Remarriage-Termination Rule in Alimony Modification Appeals 1. Introduction Case: In the Matter of Tara Dickison and Thomas Sileo (Supreme Court of New...
Arizona’s EPM Is Outside APA Rulemaking When § 16-452 Supplies an Alternative Process “Otherwise Provided by Law” 1. Introduction Case: REPUBLICAN NATL COMMITTEE v. FONTES (Ariz. July 17, 2026)....
MVRA Restitution Requires Bodily Injury: Purely Psychological Harm Cannot Support Lost-Income or Mental-Anguish Restitution I. Introduction In United States v. Kirkwood (5th Cir. July 17, 2026), the...
AEDPA “Double Deference” Controls Habeas Review of State-Court Manifest-Necessity Mistrials Triggered by Defense Opening Statements Introduction In Keith Wood v. Shawn Straughn (Fourth Circuit, July...
Sua Sponte Statute-of-Limitations Dismissal Is Improper When Equitable Tolling May Apply and the Prisoner Lacked Notice and a Chance to Respond Introduction In Anthony Dowell v. Laurel Harry (3d Cir....
Extending a Completed Traffic Stop Requires Independent Reasonable Suspicion; a Passenger’s Hesitation to Give a Last Name Is Not Enough Introduction In United States v. Alan Dorsey (3d Cir. July 17,...
Peer Racial Harassment and Equal Protection: Deliberate Indifference by School Officials Is Clearly Established (Tenth Circuit) 1. Introduction Wilson v. Stoltenberg (10th Cir. July 17, 2026)...
United States v. Marascio: Applying the Roland Factors to a Prosecutor’s Single Closing-Argument Reference to Co‑Conspirators’ Guilty Pleas 1. Introduction In United States v. Marascio (5th Cir. July...
Mootness by Resignation: Vacatur of Federal Injunction When the Challenged Ethics Conflict No Longer Applies 1. Introduction Local 1374, Jefferson Parish Firefighters Association (the “Union”)...
Res Judicata as a Stop-Sign for Serial Bankruptcy-Related Litigation: Acis Capital Management v. Dondero Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: July 17, 2026 Disposition:...
Ayers v. Neugebauer: Post-Petition Arbitration Discovery on Estate-Owned Fiduciary-Duty Claims Violates the Automatic Stay; § 362(k) Fees Are Mandatory and Reviewed for Clear Error 1. Introduction...
Courtesy Copies Are Not “Government Records” Under Texas Penal Code § 37.10(a)(1): Probable Cause, Franks Liability, and Retaliatory Arrest in Thompson v. McGehee I. Introduction In Thompson v....
Foreseeable Post-Payment Wires and Concealment Transfers Satisfy “In Furtherance” for Wire Fraud Introduction In United States v. Youngblood (5th Cir. July 17, 2026) (per curiam) (unpublished), the...