All Tenants in Common Must Sign to Count Acreage Toward a K.S.A. 12-757(f)(1) Zoning Protest Petition 1. Introduction Prairiewood Holdings, LLC v. Board of Riley County Commissioners (Kan. June 5,...
§ 1983 Accrual in Non-Hiring Cases: Limitations Run When Plaintiff Knows of Nonselection and Has Reason to Suspect Causation—Not When Motive Is Confirmed Introduction In Hadnot v. Lufkin Independent...
Rule 37(c)(1) Mandatory Exclusion for Undisclosed Damages: A Rebuttal Expert Report Cannot Backfill Rule 26(a) Computations 1. Introduction In Deque Systems Inc. v. Browserstack, Inc. (4th Cir. June...
Rule 9(b) Demands “How” FCA Claims Are False: wRVU Productivity Pay and Provider-Based Subsidies Don’t Plead Stark/AKS Violations Without Referral-Linked Remuneration I. Introduction In United States...
Federal Courts’ Duty and Power to Order Systemwide Institutional Reform Injunctions for Foster-Care Rights Violations Case: Jonathan R. v. Patrick Morrisey (consolidated Nos. 25-1232 & 25-1239), U.S....
Spoliation Sanctions Must Be Resolved Before Summary Judgment When Lost Evidence Is Central to the Merits 1. Introduction In Emmanuel Shaw v. T. Foreman (4th Cir. June 4, 2026), the Fourth Circuit...
Rule 35(a) Is Not a Backdoor Sentence Reduction: Prohibition Will Issue to Reinstate a Lawful Sentence Case: State of West Virginia ex rel. State of West Virginia v. The Honorable Joseph Barki, Judge...
Mishandling (Not Misappropriation) of Client Funds and the Binding Force of Disciplinary Stipulations: Two-Year Suspension for Systemic Neglect 1. Introduction In Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Brian...
Unambiguous Video Evidence Limits “Reasonably Susceptible” Inferences at Summary Judgment in Hawaiʻi I. Introduction Bellamy v. City and County of Honolulu (Haw. June 5, 2026) is a...
Proxy “Expectation of Regulatory Approval” Becomes Actionable When Omitted, Known Regulatory Non-Cooperation Makes the Opinion Misleading (First Circuit) Case: Premca Extra Income Fund LP v. Angle...
Church Autonomy Bars Courts from Recharacterizing Religious Polity to Defeat Diversity: LCMS as the “Real Party to the Controversy” Case: Lutheran Church v. Christian, No. 25-50130 (5th Cir. June 4,...
Construction Contractor Treated as a “Vendor” Selling “Services” for Deception-Fraud Coverage Limits 1. Introduction In Blue Compass RV, L.L.C. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company (5th Cir. June 5,...
Medicare Nursing-Home CMP Proceedings Are “Public Rights” Not Requiring a Seventh Amendment Jury Trial Case: Sligo Creek Center v. HHS (4th Cir. June 5, 2026) (Heytens, J.) Posture: Petition for...
Article III Redressability Encompasses Structural Reform Injunctions for Systemic Foster-Care Violations Case: Jonathan R. v. Patrick Morrisey (consolidated Nos. 25-1232 & 25-1239) | Court: United...
Plausibility Pleading in Employment Discrimination: Conclusory Motive Allegations, Undefined Comparators, and Pre-Decision Retaliation Theories Fail Under Rule 12(b)(6) 1. Introduction In Wei Jiang...
District Courts Must Identify and Explain the Predicate Felony for U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) Enhancements; Conceded Suppression Grounds Are Waived on Appeal Case: United States v. Quillan Inman (4th...
File-Sharing CSAM Storage Categorically Qualifies as INA “Crime of Child Abuse,” and Categorical Analysis Uses the State Statute in Effect at the Time of the Conduct Case: Md Uddin v. Todd Blanche...
§ 49-4-604(c)(6) Permits Termination of Custodial and/or Guardianship Rights Without Terminating Parental Rights Case: In re M.G., S.G., and O.G. Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...
Rule 35(a) Resentencing Requires a Finding of Illegality; Prohibition Lies to Stop Unauthorized Sentence Reductions 1. Introduction This proceeding arises from the State’s petition for a writ of...
Sanction Calibration in West Virginia Attorney Discipline: Distinguishing Fee Mishandling from Misappropriation and Separately Weighting Client-Abandonment Harm Case: Lawyer Disciplinary Board v....