Second Circuit Endorses Munsingwear Vacatur on Joint Motion When Mootness Is Not Fairly Attributable to Appellants I. Introduction Am. Ass'n of Univ. Professors v. U.S. Dep't of Just. (2d Cir. May...
Federal Reserve Act Confers Discretion (Not Entitlement) Over Master Accounts for Nonmember Depository Institutions I. Introduction In Banco San Juan Internacional, Inc. v. Fed. Rsrv. Bank of N.Y.,...
Second Circuit Rejects New York’s “Opt-In” Default Gun Ban on Public-Access Private Property While Upholding an Urban Public-Park Carry Ban on Facial Review 1. Introduction Christian v. James (Nos....
United States v. Dralle: Plain Error to Rely on a Co-Defendant’s Prior Violence as “Context” at Sentencing Absent Joint Undertaking, Foreseeability, or a § 3553(a) Nexus Introduction In United States...
Appeal Waivers Bar Resentencing on Limited Remand Despite Intervening Guidelines Law; Ripeness of Supervised-Release Conditions Is Issue-Specific Case: United States v. Jimenez (2d Cir. Feb. 25,...
FAPA Retroactivity Upheld: No Federal Due Process, Contracts Clause, or Takings Clause Violation in Mortgage Quiet-Title Litigation Article 13 LLC v. LaSalle Nat'l Bank Ass'n (2d Cir. May 13, 2026)...
Shevling v. Major (2026 S.D. 27): Enforcing Plain-Language Military Retirement Percentages (No Implied Coverture Reduction) and Applying Statutory Interest Absent Contract 1. Introduction Parties:...
State v. Pickner: No Post-Judgment Conversion of a Conviction into a Suspended Imposition of Sentence Under SDCL 23A-31-1 or SDCL 23A-27-19; Res Judicata Does Not Bar the State When Appellate Review...
State v. Cadotte (2026 S.D. 28): Criminal Discovery Requires “Permit to Inspect,” Not Exhibit-By-Exhibit Identification; Cumulative Hearsay Is Nonprejudicial Court: Supreme Court of South Dakota...
Successive Death-Warrant Postconviction Claims Must Be Timely, Non-Speculative, and Meet Strict Merits Standards (Knight v. State) I. Introduction In Richard Knight v. State of Florida (Fla. May 15,...
Apprendi/Alleyne Sentencing-Procedure Claims Are Not Cognizable as “Illegal Sentence” Errors Under Florida Rule 3.800(a) Introduction In Marcus Roland Maye v. State of Florida (Fla. May 14, 2026)...
Personal and Particularized Irreparable Harm Required to Preliminarily Enjoin a Statute (Even in Facial Constitutional Challenges) Case: Megan Degenfelder, et al. v. Wyoming Education Association, et...
Summary Affirmance for Noncompliant Appellate Briefing and Inadequate Record—Including Pro Se Appeals from Arbitration Orders 1. Introduction Victorine O'Donoghue v. Jim Vito Construction, Inc., and...
Savage v. Timsah: Kansas Rejects Attorney-Fee “Special Damages” in the Slander-of-Title Action Itself Court: Supreme Court of Kansas Date: May 15, 2026 Case: Savage v. Timsah, No. 127,122 1....
State v. Cooper: A Defendant’s Stipulation That a Named Entity Is the “Owner” Satisfies the Theft “Owner” Element and Bars Later Sufficiency Challenges 1. Introduction In State v. Cooper (Kan. May...
State v. Flores — Social-Media “Gang” Signals Are Inadmissible Character Evidence Absent Door-Opening; Firearm Images, Text-Extraction Reports, and Lay Video Interpretation May Be Admitted to Prove...
Moreno v. Ranger Energy Services: New Mexico’s Savings Statute Applies Only If the First Action Was Timely Commenced (No “Resurrection” of Time-Barred Foreign Filings) 1. Introduction In Moreno v....
Green v. State: Abuse-of-Discretion Review and No Pro-Petitioner Presumption After Evidentiary Hearing Under Minnesota’s 2023 Felony-Murder Vacatur Act Case: James Michael Green v. State of Minnesota...
Meaningful Engagement Required to Exhaust an IJ’s Adverse Credibility Finding Before the BIA Introduction In Erdenesaikhan Batchuluun v. Todd W. Blanche (7th Cir. May 18, 2026) (nonprecedential), the...
Deferential Review of INA “Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship” Findings After Wilkinson: No Relief Absent Compelling Evidence 1. Introduction In Pablo Zarate-Gonzalez v. Todd W. Blanche (7th...