establishing-personal-jurisdiction-through-digital-communications-in-alienation-of-affections:-mississippi-supreme-court Case Commentaries

Discretionary Towing Rotation Lists Do Not Create Due-Process “Property” Without a Binding Source of Entitlement

Date: May 19, 2026

Discretionary Towing Rotation Lists Do Not Create Due-Process “Property” Without a Binding Source of Entitlement Case: Tire Town Auto LLC v. Wood County (7th Cir., May 12, 2026) Court: United States...

EPSDT “Correct or Ameliorate” Requires Individualized, Medically Necessary Nursing Care—Reasonable State Policies Do Not Excuse Under-Allocation

Date: May 19, 2026

EPSDT “Correct or Ameliorate” Requires Individualized, Medically Necessary Nursing Care—Reasonable State Policies Do Not Excuse Under-Allocation Introduction L.W. v. Commissioner of the Georgia...

Pre-Completion Challenges to Coal-Ash Closure Plans Are Justiciable: Longstanding Pollution and Delayed Relief Do Not Defeat Standing or Ripeness

Date: May 19, 2026

Pre-Completion Challenges to Coal-Ash Closure Plans Are Justiciable: Longstanding Pollution and Delayed Relief Do Not Defeat Standing or Ripeness 1. Introduction In Mobile Baykeeper, Inc. v. Alabama...

Auditable, Clerk-Run Random Selection for Substitution of Montana District Judges (Geographically Limited Pool)

Date: May 19, 2026

Auditable, Clerk-Run Random Selection for Substitution of Montana District Judges (Geographically Limited Pool) Proceeding: IN RE REVISED RULES ON SUBSTITUTION OF DISTRICT JUDGES Court: Supreme Court...

State v. Laman: Talksabout “Community Protection” Facts Are Not Mandatory; Patterned Predatory Sexual-Offense Allegations Can Defeat Youth-Court Transfer

Date: May 19, 2026

State v. Laman: Talksabout “Community Protection” Facts Are Not Mandatory; Patterned Predatory Sexual-Offense Allegations Can Defeat Youth-Court Transfer 1. Introduction In State v. G. Laman (2026 MT...

Guardianship in YINC Proceedings: No Dispositional-Hearing Prerequisite and Statutory Limits on a Guardian’s Adoption Consent

Date: May 19, 2026

Guardianship in YINC Proceedings: No Dispositional-Hearing Prerequisite and Statutory Limits on a Guardian’s Adoption Consent Introduction Matter of K.S., YINC (2026 MT 105N) is a Montana Supreme...

“Usable Form” Means Usable to the Commissioner: Agency-Specified Record Formats and Maximum Fines Upheld Under Montana Insurance Code

Date: May 19, 2026

“Usable Form” Means Usable to the Commissioner: Agency-Specified Record Formats and Maximum Fines Upheld Under Montana Insurance Code Case: Victory Insurance Co. v. State Auditor, 2026 MT 100 (Mont....

Post-TPR Improvements Are “Overdue”: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Failure-to-Plan Termination Under 13 Del. C. § 1103(a)(5)(b)

Date: May 19, 2026

Post-TPR Improvements Are “Overdue”: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Failure-to-Plan Termination Under 13 Del. C. § 1103(a)(5)(b) 1. Introduction Millman, Tasha v. DSCYF/DFS TPR is a Delaware Supreme...

Sheppard v. Progressive: “Furnished for the Regular Use” Means a Right of Use that is Steady/Uniform and Arises with Some Degree of Frequency—Typically a Fact Question

Date: May 19, 2026

Sheppard v. Progressive: “Furnished for the Regular Use” Means a Right of Use that is Steady/Uniform and Arises with Some Degree of Frequency—Typically a Fact Question 1. Introduction Case: Sheppard...

Issue Preclusion Bars Contractual Indemnity After Prior No-Breach Finding; Equitable Indemnity Unavailable to Parties Guilty of an Independent Wrong

Date: May 19, 2026

Issue Preclusion Bars Contractual Indemnity After Prior No-Breach Finding; Equitable Indemnity Unavailable to Parties Guilty of an Independent Wrong Case: ROYAL UNION TRUST v. HOLMAN (Civil), Supreme...

Carter (Tyler) v. State: Duty-to-Stop Is Satisfied Upon Completing Statutory Duties—No Requirement to Await Police “Release”

Date: May 19, 2026

Carter (Tyler) v. State: Duty-to-Stop Is Satisfied Upon Completing Statutory Duties—No Requirement to Await Police “Release” Introduction In CARTER (TYLER) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), 142 Nev., Advance...

Statement-by-Statement Anti-SLAPP Prong-One Review and Proportional Fees for Partial Success (Rosenbrook v. Lloyd)

Date: May 19, 2026

Statement-by-Statement Anti-SLAPP Prong-One Review and Proportional Fees for Partial Success Case: ROSENBROOK v. LLOYD, 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 36 (Nev. May 14, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of Nevada...

Compassionate Release May Be Denied Solely on § 3553(a) and Dangerousness, Using Unobjected-to PSI Facts, Without Reaching “Extraordinary and Compelling” Reasons

Date: May 19, 2026

Compassionate Release May Be Denied Solely on § 3553(a) and Dangerousness, Using Unobjected-to PSI Facts, Without Reaching “Extraordinary and Compelling” Reasons Case: United States v. Jorge...

Law-of-the-Case and Rule 59 Reconsideration Limits in Repetitive Foreclosure Litigation (with a First-Warning Rule 38 Sanctions Framework)

Date: May 19, 2026

Law-of-the-Case and Rule 59 Reconsideration Limits in Repetitive Foreclosure Litigation (with a First-Warning Rule 38 Sanctions Framework) Introduction Marian Tipp v. JPMC Specialty Mortgage, LLC...

Protected-Class Preliminary Injunctions: No “Numbers Game” Public-Interest Analysis and Speculative Federal Retaliation Cannot Defeat CADA Relief

Date: May 19, 2026

Protected-Class Preliminary Injunctions: No “Numbers Game” Public-Interest Analysis and Speculative Federal Retaliation Cannot Defeat CADA Relief Case: Boe, Bella v. Children's Hospital, 2026 CO 32...

Third-Party Deceit Qualifies as “By Means of Deceit” Under Colorado’s Attempt-to-Influence Statute (§ 18-8-306)

Date: May 19, 2026

Third-Party Deceit Qualifies as “By Means of Deceit” Under Colorado’s Attempt-to-Influence Statute (§ 18-8-306) I. Introduction In Hupke, Michael v. People, 2026 CO 31, the Colorado Supreme Court...

Delegation-and-Authority Test for “Statewide” Elections Under Vt. Const. ch. II, § 42 (Noncitizen Voting in Burlington School Elections)

Date: May 16, 2026

Delegation-and-Authority Test for “Statewide” Elections Under Vt. Const. ch. II, § 42 (Noncitizen Voting in Burlington School Elections) Case: Michele Morin and Karen Rowell v. City of Burlington,...

Equal Pay Act/CFEPA: “Substantially Similar Job Content” and Higher-Paid Comparator Required—Hierarchy and Shared Salary Do Not Establish a Prima Facie Case

Date: May 15, 2026

Equal Pay Act/CFEPA: “Substantially Similar Job Content” and Higher-Paid Comparator Required—Hierarchy and Shared Salary Do Not Establish a Prima Facie Case Case: Sha'ola Terrell v. Alabama State...

Plain-Error Review Governs Unpreserved § 3553(c) Explanation Claims After Steiger; No Requirement to Address Recidivism Explicitly

Date: May 15, 2026

Plain-Error Review Governs Unpreserved § 3553(c) Explanation Claims After Steiger; No Requirement to Address Recidivism Explicitly Introduction In United States v. Adon O. Hemley (11th Cir. May 11,...

Adverse Credibility Forecloses “Changed Country Conditions” Reopening Unless Rehabilitated; Denial of TPS-Based Sua Sponte Termination Is Largely Unreviewable

Date: May 15, 2026

Adverse Credibility Forecloses “Changed Country Conditions” Reopening Unless Rehabilitated; Denial of TPS-Based Sua Sponte Termination Is Largely Unreviewable Introduction In Wuillmer Arturo Ninrod...