Estates with Multiple Beneficiaries Must Appear Through Counsel in Federal Court; Persistent Failure to Retain Counsel Warrants Rule 41(b) Dismissal With Prejudice (and a Belated Rule 54(b) Judgment...
Plain-Error Relief Denied for Alleged Hearing-Access Defect in Civil Commitment Absent Objection and Where Record Shows Participation (Matter of L.S.) 1. Introduction In Matter of L.S., 2026 MT 154N...
Enforcing a Final Marital Property Settlement Agreement: Limits on Post-Decree Relitigation and Procedural Leniency for Pro Se Appeals Introduction Marriage of McLaughlin (Mont. Sup. Ct. 2026 MT...
U‑Visa Waiting‑List Relief Is Disjunctive: USCIS May Grant Deferred Action or Parole (Not Both), and Overseas Parole‑Process Claims Become Moot Once Conditional Parole Is Provided 1. Introduction...
Preservation Rule: No Appellate Review of Search-Warrant Probable Cause Absent a Pretrial Suppression Motion (Delaware Supreme Court Rule 26(c)) 1. Introduction Tucker v. State (Del. July 10, 2026)...
Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Sentencing Commission Authority to Treat State Drug Felonies as “Controlled Substance Offenses” for Career-Offender Status Introduction In United States v. Yaphet Martin...
Duress Requires a Continuous, Immediate Threat and No Realistic Chance to Seek Help: Proffer Insufficiency Bars Both Defense and Instruction Case: United States v. Joseph Ricard (with co-appellants...
Writ Quashed with Horsley Disclaimer: No Implied Endorsement of Lower-Court Reasoning in an Abandonment-Based TPR Appeal 1. Introduction In Ex parte M.P. (Ala. July 10, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
Plea-Hearing “Not My Co‑Conspirator” Denials Are Not Statements Against Penal Interest; Prior Drug Sales Prove Intent in Specific-Intent Drug Cases Introduction In United States v. Gary Cunningham,...
State v. Mendez: Totality-of-Statements Review for Juror Actual Bias and Reaffirmation of Fuson’s Presumed Prejudice Rule 1. Introduction In State v. Mendez (N.M. July 13, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
State v. Woody: A Two-Step Standard for State Continuances Based on Witness Unavailability (HRPP Rule 48 Due Diligence First; Common-Law Good Cause Totality Second) and Rejection of the “Lee Test”...
Contract Duration at the Pleading Stage: “In Effect” Covenants Survive Patent Expiration Unless Expiration Is Compelled as a Matter of Law Case: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and...
State v. Morgan (N.M. 2026): Courts Must Decide Reasonable Suspicion Before Reaching the “New Crime Exception,” and Officer Identification Does Not Negate Reasonable Suspicion I. Introduction In...
Koehler v. Infosys: Rule 702 Requires Proven Reliability for Name-Matching Demographic Proof, and Courts May Exclude It Sua Sponte 1. Introduction In Brenda Koehler v. Infosys Technologies Limited,...
Consecutive-Sentencing Proportionality and Appellate Review: No Aggregate-Term Requirement Under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) and R.C. 2953.08(G)(2) I. Introduction State v. Polizzi, Slip Opinion No....
County Right-of-Way Permits Under § 86-704 Are Quasi-Judicial and Cannot Be Denied to Undermine PSC Broadband Grants Introduction In Pinpoint Communications v. Gage County, 321 Neb. 764 (July 10,...
First Amendment Limits on Florida Bar Rule 4-8.2(a) in Partisan “Legal Office” Campaigns Introduction In The Florida Bar v. Christopher W. Crowley (Fla. July 9, 2026), the Supreme Court of Florida...
Reasonable Reliance on “Duplicative Request” Case Law Can Justify Denial of Statutory Damages Under R.C. 149.43 1) Introduction In State ex rel. Mobley v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Commrs., Slip Opinion...
Injured Judgment Creditors Lack Standing to Reform Liability Policies in Garnishment Proceedings I. Introduction Bocanegra v. Gonzalez, 321 Neb. 738 (July 10, 2026), arises from an effort by an...
AEDPA Deference Attaches to the Last Reasoned Merits Decision—Not to Unreached Strickland Prongs Addressed Only by a Lower Court Case: George Michael Steen v. Leslie Cooley Dismukes, et al. (4th Cir....