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

Rule 41(b) Dismissals for Violating Filing Injunctions Must Be Without Prejudice When Defendants Are Unserved

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Rule 41(b) Dismissals for Violating Filing Injunctions Must Be Without Prejudice When Defendants Are Unserved 1. Introduction In Waseem Daker v. Gregory Dozier (11th Cir. Sept. 3, 2026)...

Non-Medical Prison Officials Are Not Deliberately Indifferent Absent Notice of Medical Mistreatment; Counsel Illness Can Supply Rule 16 Good Cause

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Non-Medical Prison Officials Are Not Deliberately Indifferent Absent Notice of Medical Mistreatment; Counsel Illness Can Supply Rule 16 Good Cause Introduction In Stanley Boclair v. Anthony Wills, et...

Indefinite Remote Work Is Not a Reasonable ADA Accommodation When It Eliminates an Essential In-Person Student-Supervision Function

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Indefinite Remote Work Is Not a Reasonable ADA Accommodation When It Eliminates an Essential In-Person Student-Supervision Function Case: Nilsa Agrait v. Hillsborough County Public Schools (11th Cir....

Channeling Coast Guard S&R Challenges to the NTSB Review Scheme While Treating Raise-of-Grade Denials as Independently Reviewable Final Agency Action

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Channeling Coast Guard S&R Challenges to the NTSB Review Scheme While Treating Raise-of-Grade Denials as Independently Reviewable Final Agency Action 1. Introduction Mullen v. Mullin (5th Cir. Sept....

Objective-Reasonableness Review for Civil Detainee Diet Claims and Qualified Immunity Where Kosher-Diet Sincerity Is Unclear

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Objective-Reasonableness Review for Civil Detainee Diet Claims and Qualified Immunity Where Kosher-Diet Sincerity Is Unclear 1. Introduction In Logan Dyjak v. Melanie Kluzek, et al. (7th Cir. Sept....

Hollers v. Baker: Sua Sponte Immunity and Younger Abstention at § 1915 Screening in Pro Se § 1983 Actions

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Hollers v. Baker: Sua Sponte Immunity and Younger Abstention at § 1915 Screening in Pro Se § 1983 Actions 1. Introduction In Hollers v. Baker (10th Cir. Sept. 3, 2026) (nonprecedential order and...

Fourth Circuit: A Trial Court Abuses Its Discretion by Striking a Defendant’s Entire Closing Argument, Thereby Effectively Denying the Constitutional Right to Summation

Date: Sep 4, 2026

Fourth Circuit: A Trial Court Abuses Its Discretion by Striking a Defendant’s Entire Closing Argument, Thereby Effectively Denying the Constitutional Right to Summation 1. Introduction United States...

Defective Service Under Pa. R. Civ. P. 400.1(a) Excuses Unserved Defendants from Removal Unanimity; Judicial Immunity Bars § 1983 Attacks on State-Court Trial Rulings

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Defective Service Under Pa. R. Civ. P. 400.1(a) Excuses Unserved Defendants from Removal Unanimity; Judicial Immunity Bars § 1983 Attacks on State-Court Trial Rulings 1. Introduction David Hatchigian...

Preliminary Injunctions in Constitutional Challenges: Preserving the Status Quo to Keep Cases Alive

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Preliminary Injunctions in Constitutional Challenges: Preserving the Status Quo to Keep Cases Alive I. Introduction Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Anthony Albence (3d Cir. Aug. 31, 2026)...

Section 3 Malfunction Theory Limited to Lost/Destroyed Products: No Inference of Defect When the Product Remains Available for Inspection

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Section 3 Malfunction Theory Limited to Lost/Destroyed Products: No Inference of Defect When the Product Remains Available for Inspection Case: Millentine Coates v. Ford Motor Company (3d Cir. Aug....

Historically Rooted Medical-Licensing Laws for Telemedicine Speech Survive Heightened First Amendment Review

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Historically Rooted Medical-Licensing Laws for Telemedicine Speech Survive Heightened First Amendment Review I. Introduction In Shannon MacDonald v. President NJ State Board of Medical Examiners (3d...

Offense at Government Design Is Not Article III Injury: Aesthetic Standing Requires More Than Distaste

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Offense at Government Design Is Not Article III Injury: Aesthetic Standing Requires More Than Distaste Introduction National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United...

Third Circuit Limits § 1225(b)(2)(A) Mandatory Detention to Noncitizens Actively “Seeking Admission” and Requires Bond Hearings for Long-Resident EWI Detainees

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Third Circuit Limits § 1225(b)(2)(A) Mandatory Detention to Noncitizens Actively “Seeking Admission” and Requires Bond Hearings for Long-Resident EWI Detainees I. Introduction In Gabriel Buele...

Rule 60(b) “Reasonable Time” Is Independent of the One-Year Cap: Five-Month Delay Without a Concrete Justification Is Untimely

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Rule 60(b) “Reasonable Time” Is Independent of the One-Year Cap: Five-Month Delay Without a Concrete Justification Is Untimely I. Introduction In Varondria Williams v. Edward J. Fay (11th Cir. Sept....

IDEA Two-Year Limitations: Parents’ Knowledge Bars Later Adult Claims, and the Same Clock Governs Parallel ADA/§ 504 Education-Service Claims

Date: Sep 3, 2026

IDEA Two-Year Limitations: Parents’ Knowledge Bars Later Adult Claims, and the Same Clock Governs Parallel ADA/§ 504 Education-Service Claims 1. Introduction In L. W. v. Jersey City Board of...

Third Circuit “Clear Indication” Rule: Bench Warnings Can Trigger Undue Delay for Post-Judgment Amendment; Medical-Pixel Disclosure Suffices for Article III Standing Without Itemizing Conditions

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Third Circuit “Clear Indication” Rule: Bench Warnings Can Trigger Undue Delay for Post-Judgment Amendment; Medical-Pixel Disclosure Suffices for Article III Standing Without Itemizing Conditions I....

Third Circuit: Long-Present “Applicants for Admission” Detained in the Interior Are Not “Seeking Admission” Under INA § 1225(b)(2)(A) and Must Receive Bond Process Under § 1226(a) and the Fifth Amendment

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Third Circuit: Long-Present “Applicants for Admission” Detained in the Interior Are Not “Seeking Admission” Under INA § 1225(b)(2)(A) and Must Receive Bond Process Under § 1226(a) and the Fifth...

Wyoming Rule: Unraised K9 Free-Air Sniff Challenges Are Waived Absent “Impediment”-Based Good Cause; Coded Drug Messages Admissible as 404(b) Context for Intent to Distribute

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Wyoming Rule: Unraised K9 Free-Air Sniff Challenges Are Waived Absent “Impediment”-Based Good Cause; Coded Drug Messages Admissible as 404(b) Context for Intent to Distribute Introduction In Marvin...

Arizona Clarifies § 8-533(B)(2): Past Neglect Proves the Termination Ground; Reunification Services Belong in Best Interests

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Arizona Clarifies § 8-533(B)(2): Past Neglect Proves the Termination Ground; Reunification Services Belong in Best Interests Case: IN RE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO M.P. (Ariz. Sept. 1,...

Arizona Defines “Fortuitous Loss” by the Insured’s Knowledge: Non-Fortuity Requires a Known, Ongoing, or Certain Loss with No Material Contingency

Date: Sep 3, 2026

Arizona Defines “Fortuitous Loss” by the Insured’s Knowledge: Non-Fortuity Requires a Known, Ongoing, or Certain Loss with No Material Contingency 1. Introduction Industrial Park Center, LLC d/b/a...