Judgment Satisfaction by Victim-Restitution Offset Ends Federal Ancillary Jurisdiction Over Post-Judgment Challenges 1. Introduction In Brooks v. Colorado Department of Corrections (10th Cir. June...
Perjury Under § 1623 Cannot Rest on “I Don’t Know” About Another’s Motives Absent a Foundation 1. Introduction United States v. Milliron (10th Cir. June 23, 2026) arose from a federal grand-jury...
Harmless-Error Framework for Taylor-Based § 924(c) Instructional Challenges When the Record Shows Completed Hobbs Act Robbery 1. Introduction United States v. Bailey (10th Cir. June 23, 2026) is an...
Severe Migraines at Step Two Do Not Require Additional RFC Limits Where the ALJ’s Decision Adequately Discusses the Impairment and Substantial Evidence Supports Minimal Functional Impact I....
RFRA Permits a Total Supervised-Release Alcohol Ban Despite a Requested Sabbath Wine Exception When the Record Shows Any Drinking Predictably Triggers Dangerous Relapse I. Introduction In United...
When the State Agrees an Atkins Claim Merits Review: Dissenting Call to Vacate Summary Dismissals of Subsequent Habeas Applications Case: Saldaño v. Texas (No. 25-5749) Court: Supreme Court of the...
Vineyard v. Bridges: Reaffirming COA Gatekeeping—Layered AEDPA Deference, Noncapital Lesser-Included Nonreviewability, and Oklahoma Rule 5.2(A) Procedural Default 1. Introduction Case: Vineyard v....
Facially Sufficient Venue Allegations Bar Pretrial Dismissal of a Money-Laundering Conspiracy Charge; Venue, Single-Conspiracy, and Intent May Be Proven Through Co-Conspirator Acts, Rule 404(b)...
People v. Gerle (2026 CO 53): Prior Sexual BDSM Texts Are Irrelevant to Consent/Intent in Non-Sexual Assault and False Imprisonment Absent Similarity and a Case-Specific Nexus Court: Colorado Supreme...
Colorado Economic Loss Rule: Stand-Alone Sequential Contracts Do Not Create an “Interrelated Network”; Fraudulent Inducement Remains an Independent Tort 1. Introduction Veolia Water Technologies,...
Colorado Trial Courts May Order Prehearing Discovery in Immediate-Possession Condemnation Proceedings Under C.R.C.P. 26 and 16 Decision: Arrowhead Colo. Metro. Dist. v. Roxborough Park Found., 2026...
Public Records Mandamus Cannot Be Used to Litigate Open-Meetings Compliance; No Duty to Create Nonexistent “Rules” 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Ames v. Regional Income Tax Agency Bd. of Trustees,...
Wisconsin Rejects In Rem and Immovable-Property Exceptions to Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Unilateral Deed Covenants Cannot Waive Immunity Case: Legend Lake Property Owners Association, Inc. v. Guy...
Colorado Expands Frow: Vacating Default Judgments Inconsistent with Merits Verdicts and Allowing Defaulting Defendants to Testify in Codefendant Trials I. Introduction In J.B. v. MKBS, LLC, 2026 CO...
Prehearing Discovery Is Discretionary in Colorado Condemnation (Immediate Possession) Proceedings Under C.R.C.P. 26 and 16 I. Introduction In re: Arrowhead v. Roxborough Park Foundation, 2026 CO 54...
Prior Consensual BDSM Evidence Is Irrelevant to Consent/Intent in Non-Sexual Assault Prosecutions Absent a Concrete Nexus Introduction In People v. Carle, 2026 CO 53, the Colorado Supreme Court...
Implied Presumption for In-State Placement and Separate “Good Cause” Findings Under § 46b-129 (j) (4) Case: In re Dynastie D. (SC 21157) (Conn. June 17, 2026, officially released) Court: Supreme...
State v. Raeon A.: No Golding Review and No Plain Error for Daniel W. E. Delayed-Reporting Instruction Given Under Then-Governing Law 1. Introduction In State v. Raeon A. (Conn. Sup. Ct., officially...
People v. Brazeal / People v. Lora: Individualized “Box 28” Search Conditions and Preservation of As-Applied Challenges to Probation Terms 1. Introduction In People v Brazeal and People v Lora, the...
Volokh v. James: Compliance with New York’s Hateful Conduct Law Requires Only a Content-Neutral Reporting Channel and Policy Broad Enough to Cover “Hateful Conduct,” Without Mandatory Responses or...