Prospective-Relief Standing Requires a Plaintiff-Specific, Imminent Harm—Agency Silence Does Not Create Article III Injury 1. Introduction In Courtemanche v. Noble, four Worcester County residents...
“Eligibility Is Not Enough”: Rule 9(b) Requires Indicia of Actual Government-Reimbursed Claims in Inducement FCA Pleading Case: USA, ex rel. Solano v. Barton Associates, Inc. (1st Cir. May 28, 2026)...
Buckley v. Blanche: The BIA Must Explain Lozada Noncompliance and Reopen Where Counsel’s Missed Brief Likely Mattered and the IJ Failed to Develop the Record I. Introduction In Buckley v. Blanche...
Hague Service Convention Exclusivity: Email Service on China-Based Defendants Is Prohibited Where the Convention Applies 1. Introduction Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., Ltd....
Firestone Deference for Multiemployer Plan Trustees’ Contract Interpretation and Mandatory MPPAA Arbitration of Withdrawal-Date Disputes I. Introduction In Penske Truck Leasing, LP v. Central States...
Georgia Counties Are Not “Joint Employers” of Juvenile Court Staff When State Law Vests Employment Control in the Chief Judge Case: Rose Pope v. Fulton County Government (11th Cir. May 29, 2026) (per...
Telephone Threats and Speculative Surveillance Are Insufficient “Immediate Threats” for a Duress Defense to Illegal Reentry I. Introduction In United States v. Bustillos-Perea (10th Cir. May 29,...
Argueta Castillo v. Blanche: Deferential Review of “Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship” (and No Requirement to Address Every Hardship Factor) After Wilkinson 1. Introduction Case: Argueta...
Buckley v. Blanche: The BIA Must Explain Lozada Noncompliance and Reopen Where Missed Brief Likely Obscured a Meritorious “Failure to Develop the Record” Claim I. Introduction Case: Buckley v....
United States v. Johnson (1st Cir. 2026): No Evidentiary Hearing Required to Exclude Cooperation/Plea Statements Absent a Requested Hearing and a Material Fact Dispute; Sentencing May Rely on...
Plain-Error Review Shields Within-Guidelines Prosecutorial Advocacy from “Wink-and-Nod” Plea-Breach Claims 1. Introduction In United States v. Garcia-Toro (1st Cir. May 29, 2026), the First Circuit...
Federal Diversity Courts Apply New York Anti-SLAPP’s Actual-Malice Standard; CPLR 302(a)(1) Does Not Reach Out-of-State Journalists Absent New York Newsgathering 1. Introduction The Satanic Temple,...
Divisibility of Vermont Domestic Assault (§ 1042) and Its Qualification as a “Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence” Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 921(a)(33)(A) & 922(g)(9) United States v. Ross, No. 25-210-cr...
Generic Risk Disclosures and Item 303 Omissions: No Securities-Fraud Liability Without a Misleading Statement Introduction In Smith v. The Gap, Inc. (2d Cir. May 28, 2026), investors brought a...
New York Design-Defect Causation: Juries May Infer Proximate Cause Without a Causation Expert When Product Characteristics and Accident Testimony Permit Common-Sense Evaluation 1. Introduction...
Risk Without Injury Is Not a Clearly Established §1983 Damages Claim (and Prisoner-Cooperators Generally Must Litigate Under Their Real Names) 1. Introduction In David Watts v. Kevin Jones (7th Cir....
Mere Trespass onto Curtilage, Without a Clearly Established “Search,” Does Not Overcome Qualified Immunity 1. Introduction In Curtis L. Oats, Sr. v. McHenry County, Illinois and Jason Enos (7th Cir....
SEC May Approve IEX Options’ Anti–Latency-Arbitrage Model Without CAT Modeling; ORP Quotes Are “Protected” Under the Options Plan Case: Citadel Securities LLC v. U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Named Windstorm Deductible Requires “Locations Damaged”: Minimum Deductible Applies When Prevention Avoids Damage Case: Florida East Coast Holdings Corporation v. Lexington Insurance Company Court:...
Recantation-Based New Trial Denied Absent Probable Different Result; Giglio Relief Requires Material Impeachment Evidence in the Record 1. Introduction In MATTHEWS (JEMAR) v. STATE (CRIMINAL) (Nev....