Recantation Is “Discovered” When the Witness Chooses to Recant: Timeliness, Credibility Deference, and No-Lesser-Sentence Review in Successive Florida Capital Postconviction I. Introduction In Tina...
Graham’s “Meaningful Opportunity for Release” Rule Does Not Apply to Juvenile Homicide Offenders: Consecutive Juvenile LWOP Sentences Governed by Miller/Jones I. Introduction In Corey B. Johnson v....
Premature Willfulness Findings in Probation Revocations Are Error but Not Plain Error Absent Material Prejudice (Smith v. State) 1. Introduction In David Lee Smith v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY...
Termination Under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-309(a)(v) Requires No “Reasonable Efforts” Showing; Neglect-Statute Efforts Provision Inapplicable Introduction In In the Matter of the Termination of...
Final Judgment as Implicit Denial of Unruled Rule 37 Sanctions Motions (and the Need for an Evidentiary Record) in Wyoming 1. Introduction In In the Matter of the Estate of Robert P. Dykes, Deceased:...
Specific-Unanimity Required When One Count Is Proven by Multiple Distinct Acts Case: State of Minnesota v. Tracey Dee Keyes (Minn. July 15, 2026) | Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota | Disposition:...
Revocation Sentencing After Esteras: “Consequences” and “Accountability” Are Permissible When Tied to Deterrence, Rehabilitation, and Breach of Trust—not Retribution for the Underlying Offense 1....
Illinois Tax-Sale Purchasers Hold “Tax Claims” Under § 511(a): 18% Interest Applies via 35 ILCS 200/21-15 in Chapter 13 Case: Bernardo Romero v. Corona Investments, LLC (In re: Bernardo Romero), No....
Pickering Permits Termination of First Responders for Public, Racist Social-Media Speech that Undermines Community Trust—Even Assuming Public Concern Case: Sam Inendino v. Annette Nance-Holt, et al....
Implicit Consideration of Mitigation Arguments Suffices to Avoid Procedural Error—Especially for Significantly Below-Guidelines Sentences 1. Introduction United States v. Corrie Singleton (7th Cir....
Federal-Officer Removal in Climate-Deception Suits Requires a Non-Attenuated Nexus to Federally Directed Conduct Case: City of Chicago v. BP P.L.C. (7th Cir. July 15, 2026) Court: United States Court...
SBA Authority to Impose a Corporate-Group Cap on PPP Guarantees and Forgiveness Under Emergency Rulemaking 1. Introduction Parkshore Estates Nursing and Rehab Center v. United States Small Business...
Eleventh Circuit: No Mandatory Four-Factor Appraisal Test for “Highest and Best Use” in Conservation Easement Valuations 1. Introduction In Savannah Shoals, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
Montana Due Process Rule: Failure to Hold a Timely § 41-3-432 Show Cause Hearing and Expiration of EPS Authority Requires Dismissal 1. Introduction In S.M. v. 2nd Judicial Dist.Court (Mont. Sup. Ct....
“Withholding” Under ORS 163.205 Requires Ability to Provide; “Necessary and Adequate” Food Means Enough to Prevent Severe, Chronic Malnutrition Case: State v. Amador-Hernandez, 375 Or 418 (Or 2026)...
Reyos v. State (2026 UT 18): Appellate “Engagement” Requirement and Preservation Bar in Untimely PCRA Appeal-Reinstatement Efforts 1. Introduction In Reyos v. State, the Utah Supreme Court addressed...
Private Bail Recovery Agents Are Not State Actors for § 1983 Absent State Compulsion or Joint Law-Enforcement Participation (11th Cir.) 1. Introduction In Lillie Middlebrooks v. Bond, James Bond,...
People v. Wilson (3d Dept 2026): Fleeing a Crashed, Unoccupied Vehicle Constitutes Abandonment Defeating Fourth Amendment Standing; Conditional Pro Se Requests Are Not “Unequivocal” 1. Introduction...
Clear Final Release Bars Contractor’s Retainage Claim; Bald Forgery Allegations and Unilateral Mistake Do Not Create Triable Issues Introduction In Benowski v Track Dr., LLC (2026 NY Slip Op 04466...
Brady Materiality of Suppressed Police Civil Litigation and CCRB Histories When a Confession Case Turns on Detective Credibility Case: People v White, 2026 NY Slip Op 04475 (App Div, 1st Dept July...