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

Custody, Not Title: Michigan Unclaimed-Property Owners Retain Principal and the State-Generated Interest (Due Process Remand)

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Custody, Not Title: Michigan Unclaimed-Property Owners Retain Principal and the State-Generated Interest (Due Process Remand) 1. Introduction In Dennis O'Connor v. Rachael Eubanks, the Sixth Circuit...

Lowest Unit Charge Is Limited to Candidate “Use”: Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees with Non‑Candidate Members Are Ineligible

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Lowest Unit Charge Is Limited to Candidate “Use”: Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees with Non‑Candidate Members Are Ineligible I. Introduction Case: Sherrod Brown v. FCC (4th Cir....

Apex Clearing v. SEC: Later, More Lenient SEC Sweep Settlements Do Not Justify Modifying a Final Settled Order Absent Rufo-Type Changed Circumstances; Post Hoc Waiver Arguments Are Barred

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Later, More Lenient SEC Sweep Settlements Do Not Justify Modifying a Final Settled Order Absent Rufo-Type Changed Circumstances; Post Hoc Waiver Arguments Are Barred 1. Introduction In Apex Clearing...

Due Process Minimums in Equity-Receivership Distribution Orders Affecting Asserted Secured Lien Rights

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Due Process Minimums in Equity-Receivership Distribution Orders Affecting Asserted Secured Lien Rights Case: Black v. Unibank (as styled in the provided materials) Court: United States Court of...

Teague Bars “Shifted-Science” Brady Claims Absent Contemporaneous Prosecutorial Knowledge; Public-Domain Forensic Debate Is Not “Suppressed”

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Teague Bars “Shifted-Science” Brady Claims Absent Contemporaneous Prosecutorial Knowledge; Public-Domain Forensic Debate Is Not “Suppressed” Case: Herod v. Guerrero (5th Cir. Aug. 25, 2026)...

Deadly Force During a Hostage Standoff: No Fourth Amendment Excessive Force When Officers Shoot an Armed Captor Posing an Immediate Threat, Even if a Hostage Is Unintentionally Killed

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Deadly Force During a Hostage Standoff: No Fourth Amendment Excessive Force When Officers Shoot an Armed Captor Posing an Immediate Threat, Even if a Hostage Is Unintentionally Killed 1. Introduction...

Forfeiture on Reconsideration: The Fifth Circuit Limits § 922(g)(1) As-Applied Review to the Timely-Made Record and a Simple-Possession Predicate

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Forfeiture on Reconsideration: The Fifth Circuit Limits § 922(g)(1) As-Applied Review to the Timely-Made Record and a Simple-Possession Predicate 1. Introduction United States v. Luna (5th Cir. Aug....

Administrative Psychology Confidentiality Rules Cannot Override Court-Ordered Civil Discovery of Raw Psychological Test Data

Date: Aug 28, 2026

Administrative Psychology Confidentiality Rules Cannot Override Court-Ordered Civil Discovery of Raw Psychological Test Data 1. Introduction DAVIS v. DIST. CT. (OHANIAN) (CIVIL), 142 Nev., Adv. Op....

NSCB May Discipline for Below-Trade-Standard Workmanship (Without a Code Violation) and May Proceed After License Expiration; Corporate Qualifier May Be Jointly Liable

Date: Aug 28, 2026

NSCB May Discipline for Below-Trade-Standard Workmanship (Without a Code Violation) and May Proceed After License Expiration; Corporate Qualifier May Be Jointly Liable 1. Introduction In ASSURED...

Fifth Circuit: Unpronounced “Standard” Supervised-Release Conditions Must Be Stricken Absent a Record Basis to Infer Defendant Personally Reviewed the PSR

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Fifth Circuit: Unpronounced “Standard” Supervised-Release Conditions Must Be Stricken Absent a Record Basis to Infer Defendant Personally Reviewed the PSR I. Introduction In United States v. Newton...

Third Circuit: Time-Barred § 1983 Claims, No Standing Without Credible Threat of Enforcement, and Conclusory “Conspiracy” Allegations Cannot Salvage a Murky Complaint

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Third Circuit: Time-Barred § 1983 Claims, No Standing Without Credible Threat of Enforcement, and Conclusory “Conspiracy” Allegations Cannot Salvage a Murky Complaint 1. Introduction In Andre Boyer...

Express Reservation + Needed Factual Development Defeats Implied Waiver of FAA Arbitration Rights

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Express Reservation + Needed Factual Development Defeats Implied Waiver of FAA Arbitration Rights Case: Jane Parkin v. Avis Rent a Car System LLC (captioned defendants include Budget Rent A Car...

Silence Is Not “Affirmative Non‑Opposition”: Administrative Closure Requires an Explicit DHS Indication Under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(l)(3)

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Silence Is Not “Affirmative Non‑Opposition”: Administrative Closure Requires an Explicit DHS Indication Under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(l)(3) 1. Introduction In Ayman Mohamady-Abdelghaffar v. Attorney...

Callais-Driven Vacatur: Section 2 Redistricting Injunctions Must Be Reassessed Under a Strong-Inference-of-Intent and Race–Politics Disentanglement Framework

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Callais-Driven Vacatur: Section 2 Redistricting Injunctions Must Be Reassessed Under a Strong-Inference-of-Intent and Race–Politics Disentanglement Framework Introduction In Coakley Pendergrass v....

Indiana Sexual Battery “By Force or Imminent Threat of Force” Is a CIMT and May Be Treated as a Particularly Serious Crime

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Indiana Sexual Battery “By Force or Imminent Threat of Force” Is a CIMT and May Be Treated as a Particularly Serious Crime Case: Kudzai Shonhai v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir....

No Implied Waiver of Arbitration Against Unnamed Class Members Before They Become Parties

Date: Aug 27, 2026

No Implied Waiver of Arbitration Against Unnamed Class Members Before They Become Parties 1. Introduction Roger Salvatora v. XTO Energy Inc (3d Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) is an interlocutory appeal arising...

Habeas Orders Must Make Claim-by-Claim Findings: Remand Required to Address “Mercy Deadlock” Illegal-Sentence Challenge to Kidnapping Life-Without-Parole

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Habeas Orders Must Make Claim-by-Claim Findings: Remand Required to Address “Mercy Deadlock” Illegal-Sentence Challenge to Kidnapping Life-Without-Parole Warren H. v. Jonathan Frame, Superintendent,...

State v. Freeman: Continuous Probation Violations May Justify Denial of “Street Time” Credit, but Courts Must Credit Discrete Compliant Periods and Explain Any Denial

Date: Aug 27, 2026

State v. Freeman: Continuous Probation Violations May Justify Denial of “Street Time” Credit, but Courts Must Credit Discrete Compliant Periods and Explain Any Denial Introduction In State v. C....

Section 2 Redistricting Injunctions Must Be Vacated and Remanded for Reapplication Under Louisiana v. Callais

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Section 2 Redistricting Injunctions Must Be Vacated and Remanded for Reapplication Under Louisiana v. Callais 1. Introduction This consolidated Eleventh Circuit appeal (captioned in relevant part as...

Member-Specific Capital Loss Carrybacks in New Hampshire Water’s-Edge Combined Reporting

Date: Aug 27, 2026

Member-Specific Capital Loss Carrybacks in New Hampshire Water’s-Edge Combined Reporting Case: Hologic, Inc. v. Comm'r, N.H. Dep't of Revenue Admin., 2026 N.H. 32 (N.H. Aug. 26, 2026) Court: Supreme...