Distinct Confrontation-Clause Objections Preserve Error; On-Scene “Ongoing Emergency” Statements After a Shooting Are Non-Testimonial 1. Introduction In State of West Virginia v. Heath Allen Rose...
Claim-Specific Rooker-Feldman: General Constitutional Challenges Survive, but Requests to Enjoin Enforcement of a Specific Child Support Order Do Not 1. Introduction Balderama v. Bulman (10th Cir....
Marijuana Odor Alone Sustains Reasonable Suspicion to Prolong a Traffic Stop and Probable Cause to Search a Vehicle Under the Automobile Exception 1. Introduction United States v. Jalen McIntyre...
Single-Incident Evidence and Unrelated Lawsuits Do Not Prove a Monell “Custom” of Delayed Outside Referrals for Jail Medical Care Case: David Windom v. Orange County (11th Cir. May 21, 2026)...
Illinois Issue Preclusion Survives Severance: Section 3-4(b)(2) and Common Law Bar Relitigation of Facts Despite Defendant-Requested Severance Case: People v. Collins, 2026 IL 131300 Court: Supreme...
Postconviction Forfeiture Depends on the Appellate Record, Not the Defendant’s Knowledge Case: People v. Carroll, 2026 IL 131360 (Ill. May 21, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Illinois Author: Justice...
Insurance Policy “Prejudice” Clause Controls 24‑Hour Police-Report Condition in Hit-and-Run UM Claims 1. Introduction In Danny J. Dobbins and Jackie L. Dobbins v. West Virginia National Auto...
Rule 11(c)(1)(C) Plea Sentences and Anders Appeals: Jurisdictional Limits and Language-Access Compliance in the Tenth Circuit I. Introduction United States v. Gamboa-Saenz (10th Cir. May 21, 2026) is...
PHMSA May Not Use MAOP Calculation Rules as Backdoor Recordkeeping Requirements; “Consider” Duties in Integrity Management Do Not Mandate a Specific ILI Tool I. Introduction In Florida Gas...
Vehicular-Evasion Felony as a Second Amendment “Dangerousness” Marker for As-Applied § 922(g)(1) Challenges Case: United States v. Cordova (5th Cir. May 20, 2026) Court: United States Court of...
Renewed Homeowners Policies Are Separate Contracts: “Continuous Coverage” Does Not Excuse Proving a Covered Time of Loss I. Introduction Thompson v. State Farm Lloyds (5th Cir. May 20, 2026)...
Pattern-and-Surveillance Circumstantial Proof Sustains § 1365 Tampering and § 331(k) Drug-Adulteration Convictions; Graphic 404(b) Death Evidence Deemed Harmless with Limiting Instructions Case:...
Per‑Debtor $25 Million Supersedeas Cap and a Presumptive 20‑Day Cure Period After an Insufficient Bond Finding Case: In re Greystar Development & Construction, L.P.; Gabriella Tower, LLC; and...
State v. Mincey (N.C. 2026): N.C.G.S. § 15A-1444(a2)(3) Does Not Create an Appeal of Right to Attack the Validity of a Guilty Plea to Habitual Felon Status; Review Lies Only by Certiorari Court:...
State v. Dobson: Cannabis Odor Remains a Probable-Cause Factor Under a Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test After Hemp Legalization Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina | Date: 22 May 2026 | Case:...
“Specific Opportunity” Means a Discrete, Unauthorized Chance to Acquire a Trade Secret: North Carolina Clarifies NCTSPA § 66-155(2) and Reinforces Business Court Written-Opinion and Spoliation...
Verified Allegations May State a Postconviction Claim, but Summary Disposition Requires Competent Evidence of Strickland Prejudice Case: Reller v. State, 2026 ND 106 (N.D. May 22, 2026) Court:...
Executive Commutation to Life Without Parole Divests the North Carolina Supreme Court of Direct-Appeal Jurisdiction in Capital Cases I. Introduction In State v. Robinson (N.C. May 22, 2026), the...
State v. Nunnally: Stipulations and Express Consent Foreclose Harbison Claims; Implied Concession Requires a Clear “Functional Equivalent” Admission Supreme Court of North Carolina (22 May 2026) —...
Occupancy-Tax “Tourism-Related Expenditures” Include Tourism-Driven Public Safety When Reasonably So Judged by Commissioners I. Introduction Costanzo v. Currituck County (N.C. May 22, 2026) addresses...