establishing-personal-jurisdiction-through-digital-communications-in-alienation-of-affections:-mississippi-supreme-court Case Commentaries

Foreclosure Appeals Not Moot After Sale-Proceeds Distribution: R.C. 2329.45 Restitution Available Without a Stay

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Foreclosure Appeals Not Moot After Sale-Proceeds Distribution: R.C. 2329.45 Restitution Available Without a Stay I. Introduction In Wells Fargo Bank, Natl. Assn. v. Doberdruk, Slip Opinion No....

Probate Fiduciary Roles Are Not “Trust Business” Under S.C. Code § 34-21-10

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Probate Fiduciary Roles Are Not “Trust Business” Under S.C. Code § 34-21-10 Introduction In SC Board of Financial Instituions v. CDM Corp, Inc. (S.C. July 15, 2026), the Supreme Court of South...

United States v. Hernandez: Reasonable Suspicion for Supervised-Release Searches Based on Specific Non-Anonymous Gun Allegations, Concealment, and Monitoring Data; Predicate Drug-Trafficking-with-Firearm Conviction Defeats § 922(g)(1) As-Applied Challenge on Plain-Error Review

Date: Jul 18, 2026

United States v. Hernandez: Reasonable Suspicion for Supervised-Release Searches Based on Specific Non-Anonymous Gun Allegations, Concealment, and Monitoring Data; Predicate...

Attorney Discipline for Retaliatory Civil Suits and Harassing “Debt-Collection” Communications in a Personal Dispute

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Attorney Discipline for Retaliatory Civil Suits and Harassing “Debt-Collection” Communications in a Personal Dispute I. Introduction In Dayton Bar Assn. v. Baker, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-2673...

Pennsylvania Bar Reciprocity Expanded: Remote Practice Credit, UBE-Score Pathway, and Clarified “Practice of Law” Under Pa.B.A.R. 204

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Pennsylvania Bar Reciprocity Expanded: Remote Practice Credit, UBE-Score Pathway, and Clarified “Practice of Law” Under Pa.B.A.R. 204 1. Introduction On July 16, 2026, the Supreme Court of...

Pre-Effective-Date Cure Opportunity Before Administrative Suspension for CLE Noncompliance Under Pa.R.C.L.E. 111(b)

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Pre-Effective-Date Cure Opportunity Before Administrative Suspension for CLE Noncompliance Under Pa.R.C.L.E. 111(b) 1. Introduction This Supreme Court of Pennsylvania administrative matter, captioned...

Post–Matter of S-S-F-M- Rule: Domestic-Violence PSGs Defined by Harm Are Not Cognizable; Vague Anonymous Threats Usually Fail Nexus

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Post–Matter of S-S-F-M- Rule: Domestic-Violence PSGs Defined by Harm Are Not Cognizable; Vague Anonymous Threats Usually Fail Nexus Case: Berlyn Maryrenis Espinoza-Reyes v. Todd Blanche (Acting U.S....

Consecutive Revocation Sentences Upheld for Pre-Revocation Misconduct When the Revoking Court Was Unaware; “Breach of Trust” Remains a Proper Revocation Rationale After Esteras

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Consecutive Revocation Sentences Upheld for Pre-Revocation Misconduct When the Revoking Court Was Unaware; “Breach of Trust” Remains a Proper Revocation Rationale After Esteras Case: United States v....

NJFCA “Opposition Amendment” Is Procedural: Attorney General May Defeat the Public Disclosure Bar in Pending Qui Tam Cases by Post-Amendment Notice

Date: Jul 18, 2026

NJFCA “Opposition Amendment” Is Procedural: Attorney General May Defeat the Public Disclosure Bar in Pending Qui Tam Cases by Post-Amendment Notice 1. Introduction In State of New Jersey ex rel....

Trial Courts Must Decide Timely Motions to Open Before Finalizing Adoption When the Motion Could Affect Best-Interest Determinations

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Trial Courts Must Decide Timely Motions to Open Before Finalizing Adoption When the Motion Could Affect Best-Interest Determinations Case: In re Jewelyette M. (SC 21227) — Supreme Court of...

Emergency-Aid Exigency “Evaporates” Once the Crisis Is Verified: No Warrantless Entry Into a Separate Apartment Absent Objective, Known Facts

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Emergency-Aid Exigency “Evaporates” Once the Crisis Is Verified: No Warrantless Entry Into a Separate Apartment Absent Objective, Known Facts 1. Introduction State v. Noel Ignacio Moronta (R.I. July...

Deferred MVRA Restitution Survives Notice of Appeal; Fake-Identity Account Opening and Withdrawals Constitute § 1344(1) Bank Fraud

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Deferred MVRA Restitution Survives Notice of Appeal; Fake-Identity Account Opening and Withdrawals Constitute § 1344(1) Bank Fraud Case: United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026) Panel:...

Due Process Requires a Meaningful Opportunity to File: Immigration Courts May Not Block Timely Motions to Reopen and Then Deny Them as Untimely

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Due Process Requires a Meaningful Opportunity to File: Immigration Courts May Not Block Timely Motions to Reopen and Then Deny Them as Untimely I. Introduction In Dwayne Burey v. Todd Blanche (4th...

United States v. Ball: Post-Ruan CSA Prescribing Liability Requires Objective Unauthorized Prescribing Plus Subjective Knowledge—“Her” Practice Not the Measure

Date: Jul 18, 2026

United States v. Ball: Post-Ruan CSA Prescribing Liability Requires Objective Unauthorized Prescribing Plus Subjective Knowledge—“Her” Practice Not the Measure I. Introduction In United States v....

Regulatory-Compliance Clauses Do Not Extinguish “Just Cause”: Third Circuit Reaffirms Extreme Deference to Labor Arbitrators and Bars Judicial Factfinding

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Regulatory-Compliance Clauses Do Not Extinguish “Just Cause”: Third Circuit Reaffirms Extreme Deference to Labor Arbitrators and Bars Judicial Factfinding 1. Introduction In McGuire Memorial v....

Ambiguous Sentencing Rationale Requires Limited Remand for Clarification of “Association with Convicted Felons”

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Ambiguous Sentencing Rationale Requires Limited Remand for Clarification of “Association with Convicted Felons” Case: United States v. Figueroa-Roman (No. 20-1170) Court: Court of Appeals for the...

Life-Threatening Medical Risk as “Extraordinary Circumstances” Warranting Mapp Bail for ICE Detainees Pending Habeas Appeal

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Life-Threatening Medical Risk as “Extraordinary Circumstances” Warranting Mapp Bail for ICE Detainees Pending Habeas Appeal 1. Introduction In Fulton v. Mullin (2d Cir. July 13, 2026), the Second...

Waiver of Appellate Review Without an Offer of Proof After a Motion in Limine Excludes Undisclosed Damages Evidence

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Waiver of Appellate Review Without an Offer of Proof After a Motion in Limine Excludes Undisclosed Damages Evidence Introduction In William Gordon Lacher v. Terry Case; Case Concrete, LLC; and Case...

Parsons v. Valdez: Qualified Immunity Turns on Arguable Probable Cause and Non‑Material Warrant-Affidavit Omissions

Date: Jul 18, 2026

Parsons v. Valdez: Qualified Immunity Turns on Arguable Probable Cause and Non‑Material Warrant-Affidavit Omissions 1. Introduction Parsons v. Valdez (5th Cir. July 14, 2026) arises from an unusual...

AEDPA Deference Upholding a Mirandized ICU Confession: No “Fruit,” No Seibert Two-Step, and Implied Waiver After Hospitalization

Date: Jul 18, 2026

AEDPA Deference Upholding a Mirandized ICU Confession: No “Fruit,” No Seibert Two-Step, and Implied Waiver After Hospitalization 1. Introduction Case: Keller v. Cain, No. 25-70002 (5th Cir. July 14,...