Expert Testimony Is Required to Obtain a Diminished Capacity Jury Instruction Under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 1. Introduction State v. Kader S. Mustafa (Supreme Court of New Jersey, Aug. 3, 2026) resolves a...
§ 52-190a Is Procedural, Not a Substantive Bar: Justice Ecker’s Call to Overrule Jarmie and Preserve Third-Party Negligence Claims 1. Introduction Case: Ashworth v. Branford (Concurrence & Dissent by...
New Connecticut Precedent: A Mental Health Provider Owes a Limited Duty to an Identifiable Nonpatient When the Provider Actually Knows of a Substantial Risk of Imminent Physical Harm Case: Ashworth...
Article 13(b) Grave Risk Established by Cartel Ties and Ongoing Substance Abuse in Hague Return Proceedings 1. Introduction Lozano v. Perez (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) arises from an international...
Third Circuit: Arbitrators May Clarify an Ambiguous Interim Liability Award Under the Functus Officio “Ambiguity Exception,” Even When Damages Remain Open I. Introduction In Prospect Capital...
Tenth Circuit Enforces NLRB Order Requiring Backpay, Record Expungement, and Rescission of Overbroad Employee-Communication Rules Introduction In NLRB v. Titan Medical Center LLC, No. 26-9560 (10th...
Roth v. Velasquez: Plaintiff’s Expert Must Be Record-Grounded; No “Hindsight” Malpractice or Proximate Cause Against an ED Physician Who Properly Signed Out Care Introduction Roth v Velasquez (2026...
Original Motor Carrier Liability as Statutory Employer in Multi-Carrier Outsourcing Chains Under 49 C.F.R. § 376.22 1. Introduction Crane v. Penske Trans Mgmt (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) addresses who...
“Relating To” in 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b)(1) Retains Its Ordinary Broad Meaning Under the Categorical Approach I. Introduction United States v. Mendoza (5th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026) addresses two recurring...
Harmless-Error Mootness of a Miranda Custody Dispute After a Conditional Plea, and Admissibility of a Post-Warning Polygraph Confession Under Seibert 1. Introduction United States v. Evan Galasso...
Armed Drug-Turf Shootouts: Negligent Self-Creation Defeats Self-Defense Against the § 2D1.1(d)(1) Murder Cross-Reference I. Introduction In United States v. Cristian Ponce (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026),...
Sixth Circuit: “Class-of-One” Equal-Protection Challenges to USPS Mail-Delivery Service Must Be Filed at the Postal Regulatory Commission Under 39 U.S.C. § 3662 1. Introduction In Charles H. Klein,...
Sixth Circuit: Party Presentation and Forfeiture Limit Sua Sponte Defeat of Title VII Retaliation; RIF “Pretext” Can Reach a Jury 1. Introduction In Mark Pannek; Thomas Strotman v. U.S. Bank National...
Authorized Signers May Bind Business Deposit Customers to Bank Arbitration Terms Incorporated by Reference; Post-Compulsion Disposition Must Be Stay or Dismissal Without Prejudice Case: Cunningham v....
Bousley Actual-Innocence Gateway Extends to Equally Serious Dismissed Charges for AEDPA Time-Bar Relief Introduction In United States v. Hahn (10th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), Marcus Hahn sought...
APA Grant-Freeze Litigation: Categorical Pauses Are Reviewable and Likely Arbitrary, but Courts Cannot Order Grant Payments (First Cir. 2026) Case: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA...
Patient “Cost-Support” Fax Can Be a TCPA Advertisement Even with Informational Content 1. Introduction In S.A.S.B. CORP v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. (3d Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), S.A.S.B....
Usury as a Waivable Affirmative Defense: Vermont Requires Reassertion at Summary Judgment and Permits Enforcement at the Legal Interest Rate Absent a Preserved § 50(b) Claim 1. Introduction In...
Guidelines Robbery After the 2023 Amendment: No Implied Mens Rea; California Penal Code § 211 Categorically Qualifies Case: United States v. Williams (5th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026) | Court: U.S. Court of...
Sixth Circuit Adopts Probable-Cause Standard for the “Serious Reasons for Believing” Serious-Nonpolitical-Crime Bar I. Introduction In Leandro Spindola v. Todd Blanche (6th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), the...