establishing-personal-jurisdiction-through-digital-communications-in-alienation-of-affections:-mississippi-supreme-court Case Commentaries

Exhibit-Listed Retirement Accounts Remain Subject to a Postnuptial Retirement Division Formula

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Exhibit-Listed Retirement Accounts Remain Subject to a Postnuptial Retirement Division Formula Introduction In Andrea K. Smerski f/k/a Andrea K. Lemon v. Darren M. Lemon, 2026 WY 61 (June 4, 2026),...

Wyoming Rule 55(c) “Good Cause” Requires a Clearly Articulated Rule 60(b) Ground and Cogent, Cited Argument—Courts Need Not Supply Missing Analysis

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Wyoming Rule 55(c) “Good Cause” Requires a Clearly Articulated Rule 60(b) Ground and Cogent, Cited Argument—Courts Need Not Supply Missing Analysis I. Introduction Case: Josiah Moran, Conservator of...

Implicit Denial of Qualified Immunity: Silent Orders That Let Litigation Proceed Are Immediately Appealable

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Implicit Denial of Qualified Immunity: Silent Orders That Let Litigation Proceed Are Immediately Appealable Wertenbroch v. Hardeman Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (June 3, 2026) I....

Louisiana Marijuana Predicates (Including Hemp) Do Not Support Career-Offender Status Under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 When Broader Than the CSA

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Louisiana Marijuana Predicates (Including Hemp) Do Not Support Career-Offender Status Under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1 When Broader Than the CSA 1. Introduction In United States v. Kimmons (5th Cir. June 3,...

Clean Water Act Citizen Suits: No Presumption of Irreparable Harm and No “Public Harm” Substitution Under Winter

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Clean Water Act Citizen Suits: No Presumption of Irreparable Harm and No “Public Harm” Substitution Under Winter Case: West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Inc. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC Court:...

Interstate “Resupply” Drug Transport as Relevant Conduct Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(a)(2)

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Interstate “Resupply” Drug Transport as Relevant Conduct Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(a)(2) 1. Introduction United States v. James France (3d Cir. June 3, 2026) addresses a recurring federal sentencing...

Objectively Reasonable Reliance on an Apparent Active Warrant Negates §1983 False-Arrest Liability and Channels Arrest/Force Claims Exclusively into the Fourth Amendment

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Objectively Reasonable Reliance on an Apparent Active Warrant Negates §1983 False-Arrest Liability and Channels Arrest/Force Claims Exclusively into the Fourth Amendment I. Introduction In Vincent...

Third Circuit Rejects FLSA “Overtime Gap Time” Claims and Recalibrates Exemption Analysis to “Fair Reading” and Preponderance Standards

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Third Circuit Rejects FLSA “Overtime Gap Time” Claims and Recalibrates Exemption Analysis to “Fair Reading” and Preponderance Standards 1. Introduction In Secretary United States Department of Labor...

Wyoming Post-Majority Support Requires Proof a Disability Renders the Adult Child Incapable of Self-Support

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Wyoming Post-Majority Support Requires Proof a Disability Renders the Adult Child Incapable of Self-Support Case: Jonathan Merrick Causey, a Disabled Adult Child, and Tracey Causey, Court Appointed...

Wyoming Castle Doctrine Presumptions Do Not Extend to Driveways; Subjective Belief Alone Does Not Trigger § 6-2-602(b)/(d) Immunity

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Wyoming Castle Doctrine Presumptions Do Not Extend to Driveways; Subjective Belief Alone Does Not Trigger § 6-2-602(b)/(d) Immunity Case: Paul Eugene Manders v. The State of Wyoming, 2026 WY 59 (Wyo....

Federal-Question Jurisdiction May Be Dismissed Under Rule 12(b)(1) When Claims Are “Wholly Insubstantial and Frivolous”

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Federal-Question Jurisdiction May Be Dismissed Under Rule 12(b)(1) When Claims Are “Wholly Insubstantial and Frivolous” 1. Introduction In Ahmed Shaikh v. Fox News Network, LLC, the Eleventh Circuit...

FBAR Penalties Are Subject to the Excessive Fines Clause—Remand Required to Build a Proportionality Record Under Schwarzbaum

Date: Jun 5, 2026

FBAR Penalties Are Subject to the Excessive Fines Clause—Remand Required to Build a Proportionality Record Under United States v. Schwarzbaum Contents Introduction Summary of the Opinion Analysis...

Reaffirming Nevada’s Seven Minors Certification Framework: Informal Probable-Cause Proof Suffices, No Preliminary-Hearing Substitute or Treatment-Availability Findings Required

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Reaffirming Nevada’s Seven Minors Certification Framework: Informal Probable-Cause Proof Suffices, No Preliminary-Hearing Substitute or Treatment-Availability Findings Required Case: IN RE: T.J....

Procedural Gateway Issues and Arbitration Format Default to the Arbitrator Absent Contractual Allocation

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Procedural Gateway Issues and Arbitration Format Default to the Arbitrator Absent Contractual Allocation Introduction Case: LAS VEGAS POLICE PROTECTIVE ASSOC. v. CITY OF LAS VEGAS (CIVIL), 142 Nev.,...

Post-Rahimi Binding Precedent: § 922(g)(1) Remains Constitutional (Including As-Applied to Nonviolent Felons) and Upward Variances May Rest on Recidivism Despite Guideline Enhancements

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Post-Rahimi Binding Precedent: § 922(g)(1) Remains Constitutional (Including As-Applied to Nonviolent Felons) and Upward Variances May Rest on Recidivism Despite Guideline Enhancements 1....

Futility as a Basis to Dismiss a Pro Se § 1983 Shotgun Pleading Without Leave to Amend

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Futility as a Basis to Dismiss a Pro Se § 1983 Shotgun Pleading Without Leave to Amend I. Introduction In Izik Aliya v. State of Florida (11th Cir. 2026-06-04) (unpublished), the Eleventh Circuit...

“Otherwise Prohibited by Law” Under R.C. 2923.14: Ohio Courts May Remove a State Firearms Disability Even When the Same Ohio Conviction Also Triggers a Federal Disability

Date: Jun 5, 2026

“Otherwise Prohibited by Law” Under R.C. 2923.14: Ohio Courts May Remove a State Firearms Disability Even When the Same Ohio Conviction Also Triggers a Federal Disability I. Introduction In State v....

Actual-Innocence Gateway After AEDPA Time Bar: Alternative Medical Theories Must Undermine the Totality of Abuse Evidence to Merit a COA

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Actual-Innocence Gateway After AEDPA Time Bar: Alternative Medical Theories Must Undermine the Totality of Abuse Evidence to Merit a COA 1. Introduction Lunsford v. Green (No. 26-6037) is a Tenth...

Filing (Not Mailing) Controls Rule 59(e)’s 28-Day Deadline, and Estoppel Is Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” Under Rule 60(b)(2)

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Filing (Not Mailing) Controls Rule 59(e)’s 28-Day Deadline, and Estoppel Is Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” Under Rule 60(b)(2) Case: Abdur-Rahim Dib Dudar v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance...

Judicial Discipline for Manipulating Random Case Assignment and Unlawful Judicial Release: Minimum Actual Suspension for Compounded Integrity Violations

Date: Jun 5, 2026

Judicial Discipline for Manipulating Random Case Assignment and Unlawful Judicial Release: Minimum Actual Suspension for Compounded Integrity Violations Case: Disciplinary Counsel v. Skelton, Slip...