DEP Horizontal-Well Permits Do Not Displace Municipal Zoning Absent Express Preemption; ICA Lacks Jurisdiction Over Certiorari Zoning Appeals Case: City of Weirton and City of Weirton Board of Zoning...
Premature Termination Before a Set Corrective-Action Deadline Does Not Prove “Misconduct” Disqualifying Hawaiʻi Unemployment Benefits Introduction Choi v. Tachibana Enterprises, LLC (Hawaiʻi Supreme...
State v. Ellway: Mid‑Evidence Judge Replacement in a Criminal Bench Trial Ends the First Trial and Triggers Double Jeopardy Absent a Proper Mistrial I. Introduction In State v. Ellway (Haw. June 5,...
Providence-Specific Property-Tax Exemptions: “Located in Providence” Limits the Exemption to Providence Property; Ambiguous Tax-Exemption Statutes Are Resolved for Taxation I. Introduction In The...
Agency Implementation of Presidential Directives Remains APA-Reviewable Absent “No Discretion” and Requires Developed Stay Showing 1. Introduction Orr v. Trump (1st Cir. June 5, 2026) arises from a...
Florida IOTA Rate Rule: Prime Minus 300 bps (Net of Fees) with 0.25% Floor and 1.50% Cap 1. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar - Rule 5-1.1, the Supreme Court of...
Florida PSC May Approve RSAM-Adjusted Depreciation and RSAM in a Litigated Rate Case, and Depreciation Rule Does Not Bar Reserve-Surplus-Creating Parameters Case: Citizens of the State of Florida,...
Pretrial Sixth Amendment Waiver Defects Are Not Per Se Structural When Cured Before Trial (Abrogating State v. Jones Under State v. Cantu) 1. Introduction Case: State v. Allen (Supreme Court of...
Arkansas Adopts Proportional Discovery and Discovery-Specific Certification (Rule 26(g)) While Clarifying Rule 11’s Reach Over Discovery Motions 1. Introduction In In RE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT...
Delivery Pallets Are Not “Integral Parts” of Food Products for Arkansas’s Sales-for-Resale Exemption 1. Introduction In Tyson Chicken, Inc.; Tyson Mexican Original, Inc.; Abnd Tyson Poultry Inc. v....
Mandamus-Ordered MEPA Review Will Not Be Stayed Absent Concrete Mootness/Irreparable Harm Showing 1. Introduction Case: American Prairie v. MT DNRC (Mont. Sup. Ct., Order dated 2026-06-04). Parties:...
18 U.S.C. § 1589 Reaches Counties: Civil Immigration Detainee Labor Cannot Be Coerced by Solitary Confinement Introduction In Aleksey Ruderman v. Kenosha County, Wisconsin, et al. (7th Cir. June 5,...
Compassionate Release in the Eleventh Circuit: Denial May Rest Solely on § 3553(a) Without Reaching “Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons” I. Introduction United States v. Jean Henry (11th Cir. June...
Seventh Circuit: No Qualified First Amendment Right for Press or Public to Witness State Executions Absent Historical Openness I. Introduction Associated Press, et al. v. Ron Neal and Lloyd Arnold...
Arbitration and Delegation Fail for Lack of Mutual Assent When They Require Application of Nonexistent (and Unilaterally Inventable) Tribal Contract Law I. Introduction In Joshua Harris v. W6LS,...
Mandamus in Criminal Subpoena Disputes: “Special Loss” and Record-Preservation Assurances as a Basis to Decline Extraordinary Relief 1. Introduction State v. Ayon-Urbano, 375 Or 376 (2026), is an...
Prospective-Relief Challenges to an Uninvalidated Conviction Are Barred by Article III Standing Limits and Heck, Making Amendment Futile Under § 1915(e)(2)(B) 1. Introduction In Michael Townes v....
PPP Fraud Sentencing: Loss “Detection” Occurs When the Lending Bank Flags/Feezes Accounts; Co‑Conspirator PPP Loans and SBA Fees Are Attributable for Loss and Restitution 1. Introduction In United...
Improper Jury Communications in New Mexico: Rule 5-612(D)(3) Does Not Excuse Defendant’s Absence, and Presumed Prejudice Is Rebutted When the Court Merely Refers Jurors Back to Existing Instructions...
Adam Walsh Act “No-Risk” Determinations Are Unreviewable in Both Outcome and Method; Constitutional/Legal Challenges Are Channeled to Removal Petitions for Review I. Introduction Anqi Liu v....