“Good Cause” for Untimely Intervention Before the Maui Planning Commission Means a “Sufficient Reason,” Not the Chen v. Mah Default Standard Gutschmidt v. Maui Planning Commission (Haw. May 22, 2026)...
Rhode Island Reaffirms: Personal-Injury/Invasion-of-Privacy Claims Accrue at First Injury and Are Barred After Three Years; Parents Cannot Litigate Minors’ Tort Claims Pro Se 1. Introduction In...
Charging a Garnishee Under § 10-17-15 Requires “Refusal or Neglect,” Not Mere Defective or Late Affidavits 1. Introduction In Joan Strassman v. Karen Howe (R.I. May 22, 2026), the Rhode Island...
Forward-Looking Rent-Deposit Rule in Residential Eviction Appeals; Possession Statutes Inapplicable After Tenant Vacates 1. Introduction In Pioneer Investments, LLC v. Nicole McKiernan (R.I. May 22,...
Zoom Testimony Over Objection Violates Face-to-Face Confrontation, but Relief Turns on Harmless Error and Non-Waiver Case: People of Michigan v. Robert Lee Hicks Court: Supreme Court of Michigan...
Severity of Harm Is Not “Persecution” Without Nexus; Waiver and Corroboration Independently Defeat Asylum Claims Case: Vasquez-Chavez v. Bondi (1st Cir. May 22, 2026) 1. Introduction In...
AEDPA Review Requires a Reviewable State-Court Record: No § 2254(d) Merits Ruling Without Key Trial Testimony (or a Narrative Summary) Case: Crespo-Morales v. Caro-Delgado (1st Cir. May 22, 2026) 1....
Sleep v. Steele: Partnership Formation Under SDCL 48-7A-202 Is Reviewed De Novo (with Clear-Error Deference to Underlying Intent Findings) 1. Introduction Sleep v. Steele, 2026 S.D. 31, is a family...
State v. Shangreaux, Jr.: Waiver of Batson Step-One Challenge After Race-Neutral Explanation; “We Know” Closing Arguments Not Improper Vouching When Tethered to Evidence 1. Introduction In State v....
Unjust Enrichment Survives the Statute of Frauds in Wyoming, but Requires Contemporaneous Notice of Expected Repayment 1. Introduction James Tallichet v. Jackson Hole Community Radio, Inc. (a/k/a...
Partial Merits Dismissals Become Final and Appealable When the Last Remaining Claim Is Dismissed Without Prejudice 1. Introduction King v. Schwert (Kansas Supreme Court, May 22, 2026) addresses a...
Charging Document as an Absolute Boundary: Conviction for an Uncharged Protective-Order Subsection Requires Reversal 1. Introduction In State v. Boese (Kan. May 22, 2026), the Kansas Supreme Court...
State v. Valenciana: Bernhardt Timing Clarifications Require a Full Stanley Premeditation Instruction (and Reckless Criminal Threat Must Be Excluded from Criminal History) Court: Supreme Court of...
Discretionary Liquor-Licensing Inaction Creates No Due-Process Property Interest; Class-of-One Claims End Upon Any Conceivable Rational Basis I. Introduction In Anna's Café Place LLC v. Village of...
Merits-First Disposition in Title VII: Courts May Bypass the 15‑Employee Coverage Question When the Record Shows No Race-Based Causation I. Introduction Darell Burton v. Will County Sheriff's Merit...
In re Ashton (Or 2026): RPC 3.4(b) “Contingent on Content” Means Payment for Testimony (Not Silence); RPC 8.4(a)(4) Reaches Testimony-Suppressing Settlements (Including Future Proceedings) 1....
Robinson v. State: One Theft-Aggregation Count per Single “Scheme or Continuing Course of Conduct” (No Monthly Slicing) and One Elder-Exploitation Count per Victim 1. Introduction In ROBINSON...
Limits on Estelle-Based Fifth Amendment Challenges to Unrelated Juvenile Psychological Evaluations; No Ineffective Assistance for Forgoing California § 827 Objection in Nevada Capital Penalty Phase...
No “Substantial Compliance” Under Iowa Code § 147.140 Without a Jurat or the Words “Penalty of Perjury,” and No Untimely Cure Absent § 147.140(4) Case: Teresa Marie Rarick and Richard Dee Rarick v....
Notices of Appeal Filed for Estates by Nonlawyers Are Unauthorized Practice, but Not Automatic Nullities When Counsel Timely Appears 1. Introduction In Patrick Willhoite, individually and as the of...