Contract-First Waiver Analysis for Arbitration Rights: Conduct Cannot Be Judged in Isolation from the Arbitration Clause Case: Credit Acceptance Corporation v. Kenneth E. Stanley and Kerry J. Stanley...
Filing Suit Waives Arbitration—And Course of Conduct Can Waive Even an Anti-Waiver Clause Case: Credit Acceptance Corporation v. Kenneth E. Stanley and Kerry J. Stanley (Justice Wooton, dissenting)...
In re E.G.S.: Trial-Judge Primacy Over Expert Opinions in Juvenile Competency and Discretionary Application of § 11-37.1-4(j) in Sex-Offender Registration I. Introduction In In re E.G.S. (R.I. June...
Reinitiation and Valid Waiver After Invoking Counsel: “Can I talk to you?” as a Knowing and Intelligent Waiver Case: State v. Nelson Carreiro (R.I. Sup. Ct. June 1, 2026) Posture: Appeal from...
Conflicting Provocation-Manslaughter Instructions and Verdict Forms Constitute Fundamental, Prejudicial Error I. Introduction In STATE OF ARIZONA v. RICKY ALONZO HIPPENSTEEL (Ariz. June 1, 2026), the...
Hartman v. Pocatello Hospital: Mandatory Disclosure of Non‑Testifying Local Standard‑of‑Care Consultants and “General Risk” Foreseeability for Proximate Cause 1. Introduction In Hartman v. Pocatello...
Nonretroactive Sentencing Amendments Are Not “Extraordinary and Compelling” Reasons for Compassionate Release Case: Rutherford v. United States (consolidated with Johnnie Markel Carter v. United...
Rule 588 Retention of Seized Property: Post-Irland Limits and the Need for an Evidentiary Record to Deny Return 1. Introduction In re: Alisha Shepard Smith; Appeal of: Alisha Shepard Smith (Pa. May...
Entrapment Instructions Are Count- and Time-Specific: No Inducement Once Defendant Knowingly “Takes the Informant’s Money” Case: United States v. Gary Warick (6th Cir. May 28, 2026) (not recommended...
Credible Testimony Is Not Enough: Corroboration May Be Required, and Cross-Examination Can Supply the “Opportunity to Explain” Case: Odinaka Ethelberth Nwosu v. Todd W. Blanche, Acting U.S. Attorney...
§ 4261 “Ticket Tax” Covers Flight-by-Flight Usage Charges, Not Fixed Fractional-Jet Management Fees (and Requires “Precise and Not Speculative” Notice to Third-Party Collectors) Case: Flight Options,...
“Knowingly” in Vehicular Felonious Assault Turns on Awareness of Probable Harm—And Police Cruisers with Flashing Lights Can Supply the “Lawful Order or Direction” for Failure-to-Comply 1....
App.R. 26(B) Reopened Appeals Do Not Trigger R.C. 2953.21’s “Direct Appeal Transcript” Deadline for Postconviction Petitions Case: State v. Fraley, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1964 (Ohio May 29, 2026)...
Board-of-Revision Valuation Decisions Are Not Appealable Under R.C. 2506.01 Because R.C. 5717.01 Provides an Administrative Appeal to the BTA Case: Olentangy Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v....
OPERS May Require Notarized Consent Form Before Processing R.C. 145.40 Direct Rollover Refunds Case: State ex rel. Haydocy v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Retirement Sys., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-1928 (Ohio...
Ohio: Reinstatement After Dismissal Defeats “Patent-and-Unambiguous” Jurisdiction Attacks; Jurisdictional-Priority Rule Not a Plaintiff’s Shield from New Counterclaims 1. Introduction Case: State ex...
FAA §1 Covers Intrastate Legs of Interstate Journeys Without a Cross-Border or “Vehicle-Interaction” Requirement 1. Introduction Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock (608 U. S. ___ (2026)) addresses the...
No Waiver of Batson Step-Three Rebuttal When the Trial Court Prevents Argument and Confirms the Objection Is Preserved Case: Pitchford v. Cain (U.S. Supreme Court, May 28, 2026) | Citation: 608 U. S....
Compassionate Release Cannot Be Used to Collaterally Attack a Federal Conviction; Such Challenges Must Proceed Under 28 U. S. C. §2255 Fernandez v. United States, 608 U. S. ___ (2026) (Barrett, J.) —...
South Carolina Limits Pre‑Judgment Receivers to Case‑Connected Asset Recovery, Rejects Foreign-Comity Attacks on Personal Jurisdiction, and Clarifies Bond and Probate Relation‑Back Rules 1....