Handbook Royalty Policies as Implied Contracts: Retroactive Amendments Require Clear Authority and Present Jury Questions Case: Warren v. The Children's Hospital Corporation (1st Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)...
Res Judicata Bars Later Federal RICO and Related Claims After Alabama Construction-Fraud Trial; Rule 15(d) Supplement Remains Discretionary and Must Be Sufficiently Related Case: Darin Whitchurch v....
Pleading Particularized Falsehoods and “But-For” Probable Cause in Eleventh Circuit § 1983 Malicious-Prosecution Claims at PLRA Screening Introduction Supreme Born v. Randall Woodfin (11th Cir. Sept....
Preserving “Retribution” Error in Supervised-Release Revocations Requires a Specific § 3553(a)(2)(A) Objection Case: United States v. Antonio Miguel Carrow (11th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026) (per curiam, not...
United States v. Owen: “Interviewed Everyone” Testimony Is Not a Doyle Comment on Silence; Broad Proof Suffices for Murder-for-Hire and Aiding-and-Abetting a § 924(h) Firearm Transfer 1. Introduction...
Spiehs v. Morgan: Public Libraries May Bar Sign-Displays Indoors as Content-Neutral Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: September 8,...
Monell Causation Fails Where Detention and Bail-Posting Limits Are Mandated by State-Court Orders; No Fourth Amendment Violation if Presented to a Judge Within 48 Hours Case: Anthony Murdock v. City...
Seventh Circuit: § 1983 Damages Complaints Seeking Only Money and Naming Former Officials Plead Personal-Capacity Claims (Not Eleventh-Amendment-Barred), and the Fourth Circuit “Martin” Factors Do...
Closed-Attraction Trespasser Rule: Tacit “Go-Ahead” Plus Known Safety Disablement Can Create a Jury Question on Recklessness (7th Cir.) 1) Introduction Case: Eric Stupak v. Mont du Lac Snowsports,...
Leadership-Role Enhancement Based on a Knowingly Assisting Partner and Related Prior Deliveries; Downward-Departure Denials Remain Unreviewable Absent Clear Misunderstanding 1. Introduction In United...
Anti-SLAPP Prong One in Nevada: Contradictory Evidence Requires a Factual Good-Faith Showing—Mere Denial Is Not Enough I. Introduction In JET COMMERCIAL CONSTR., LLC v. N. AM. INS. AGENCY OF LAWTON,...
Benefit “Not Guaranteed” Statements as Unlawful Reprisal Threats, While General Union Awareness Does Not Establish Surveillance (5th Cir. 2026) Case: Starbucks v. NLRB (No. 24-60653) | Court: U.S....
Judicial Notice of Post-Appeal Related Bankruptcy Filings for Jurisdiction; Unconditional Guarantors Receive § 509(a) Statutory Subrogation to the Extent Paid Introduction In Whitestone Uptown Tower,...
Souza v. Nago: Tie-Breaker-by-Lot Procedures Are HAPA “Rules,” and a Tie Plus Unresolvable Overage Requires a New Primary Election Introduction Souza v. Nago (Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi, Sept. 4, 2026)...
Title IX Residency Claims Use Title VII Framework; Patient-Safety Academic Judgments Defeat Discrimination/Retaliation and ACGME Complaints Don’t Trigger GWA Absent Supervisor/Government Disclosure...
Universal APA Vacatur Elsewhere Moots Parallel Challenges to an Agency Rule Case: State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (11th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (per curiam) (not for...
Rooker-Feldman Bars Federal Attacks on State Fee Judgments but Not Independent Tort Claims Based on Underlying Conduct I. Introduction In William Covert v. Arielle Hacking (11th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)...
Monell Liability for Brady Violations Does Not Turn on Intent; “Forwarding” Limits Police Fair-Trial Fabrication Claims 1. Introduction Jimenez v. City of New York (2d Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) arises from...
Rule 4(b)(4) Extensions in § 3582 Compassionate-Release Appeals: Excusable-Neglect Showing Must Be Made in the Extension Motion, Not in a Late Reply 1. Introduction United States v. Norcutt (10th...
Williams v. Crane: Younger Abstention Bars Federal Equitable Relief that Would Disrupt Ongoing State Child-Custody Enforcement; GAL and Court-Appointed Custody Professionals Receive Quasi-Judicial...