State v. Angel A.: Jury Discharged for Polling Purposes Upon Release from Oath and Exposure to Outside Influence; Postverdict Juror “Guilt” Remark Does Not Impugn Unanimity I. Introduction In State...
CPLR 7511 Vacatur for Appearance of Neutral-Arbitrator Partiality: Undisclosed Paid Offer, Ex Parte Contact, and Process “Taint” Require a New Panel 1. Introduction Matter of 57th & 6th Ground LLC v...
People v Key: Appellate Division May Deny a CPL 722.23 “Extraordinary Circumstances” Retention Motion in the Interest of Justice Even Absent Abuse of Discretion I. Introduction In People v Key (2026...
Step-One DVSJA Dismissals Are Not “Orders Denying Resentencing” and Are Not Appealable as of Right 1. Introduction In People v Shawn A. (2026 NY Slip Op 05216), the Appellate Division, Third...
Florida Reaffirms: “New” Expert Reviews Are Not Newly Discovered Evidence; Warrant-Period Speed Is Not a Due-Process Violation Absent Denied Notice/Opportunity I. Introduction In Daniel O. Conahan,...
Mandamus Will Not Lie to Reorder Discretionary Petition-Signature Canvassing Under MCL 168.476; QVF Comparison Controls Case: Americans for Citizen Voting v. Board of State Canvassers Court: Supreme...
Probate Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Standalone Challenges to Decedent’s Inter Vivos Deed Absent a “Direct Connection” to Estate Administration I. Introduction In Allen v. Allen, 2026 N.H. 33, the...
Intervening Statutory Amendments in ORS 183.400 Facial Rule Challenges: Vacatur and Remand for First-Instance Reconsideration Case: Lewis v. Dept. of Corrections, 375 Or 500 (2026) (En Banc) Court:...
Conditional (Not Total) Internet Restrictions as Probation Terms Survive First Amendment Scrutiny; Packingham Distinguished for Supervised Offenders I. Introduction In Commonwealth v. Kuykendall (Va....
R.C. 731.32 Does Not Govern City Charter-Amendment Petitions Absent Charter Incorporation; Mandamus Limited to Transmission for Sufficiency Review I. Introduction In State ex rel. Turner v. Barhorst,...
Adverse Possession in New Hampshire: Title Ripens for Long-Standing Encroaching Structures Before Later Acknowledgment; Intermittent Parking After Removal Is Not “Notorious” 1. Introduction In...
Earl v. Campbell: Negligent Retention May Be Pleaded with Vicarious Liability; Scope of Employment Not an Element 1. Introduction In Earl v. Campbell (Wash. Sept. 3, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
No Weekend/Holiday Extension for Three-Day Election Appeals and Allocatur Petitions in Pennsylvania 1. Introduction In In Re: Order Amending Rules 107, 903, 1113, and 1122 of the Pennsylvania Rules...
Selective Reliance on Testimony Requires Explicit Credibility Findings in OP Hazard-Exposure Decisions 1. Introduction In Joseph Kessler v. West Virginia Paving, Inc., the Supreme Court of Appeals of...
Publicly Available Information Is Not “Identifying Information” Under S.C. Code § 24-3-580; Only the Initial Breach of Confidentiality Can Trigger Liability I. Introduction In ACLU v. Wilson (S.C....
Ohio Habeas Corpus Narrowed to True Jurisdictional Voidness: Pretrial Irregularities and Arraignment/Indictment Claims Are Voidable and Must Be Raised on Direct Appeal 1. Introduction In Johnson v....
Stipulated Return of a Seized DWI Vehicle Moots Post‑Seizure Hearing Attacks; Suffolk County’s Chapter 420 Forfeiture Survives Preemption and Excessive-Fine Challenges Case: Cohen v. A 2019 Nissan,...
Skid-Steer Step Slip Falls: No Labor Law § 240(1) Elevation Hazard and No 12 NYCRR 23-1.7(d) “Working Surface”; 12 NYCRR 23-1.30 Lighting Claim May Proceed 1. Introduction Digangi v New York City...
Cooperative Auction Purchaser Must Submit a Complete Board Application Within the Contractual Deadline; Prevailing Co-op Recovers Counsel Fees Under Bidder-Suit Clause 1. Introduction Druzhinsky v...
Discovery Limits When Respondeat Superior Is Admitted: Personnel Files, Training/Retention Policies, Overbroad “All Documents” Demands, and Extra Corporate Depositions Case: Lewis v New York City Tr....