Qualified Immunity and Fourth Amendment Reasonableness: Probable Cause, Inventory Searches, and Obstruction Arrests Despite Policy Imperfections 1. Introduction Cody Henderson v. Village of New...
Unconditional Prevailing-Party Fee Shifting Under TBCC § 28.08(c) in Credit-Reporting Suits (No FCRA Preemption) and Forfeiture Limits on Fee Challenges I. Introduction Gore v. Higher Educ Loan Auth...
18 U.S.C. §§ 111 & 1114: Subcontracted Private Personnel Assisting Federal Detention Functions Are Protected Without a Direct Federal Contract Case: United States v. Hernandez (No. 25-2084) Court:...
Appraisal-and-Tolling Demands Alone Do Not Create a Justiciable Insurance Dispute in Minnesota 1. Introduction In CVC Investments LLP, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Minn. Aug. 5,...
Injury-in-Fact Standing Makes “Shareholder” Status Under Minn. Stat. § 302A.751 a Merits Issue Subject to Forfeiture (Not a Jurisdictional Standing Bar) 1. Introduction This Minnesota Supreme Court...
Withdrawal as Waiver in Dissolution Appeals: Abandoned Third-Party Property Claims and Untimely Discovery Do Not Become Due Process Violations Introduction Marriage of Ferrazzano (Mont. Sup. Ct. 2026...
Relocation Presumption in Phased Parenting Plans: Residential Time Is Measured at Service of Relocation Notice Case: In re Marriage of Hauk Court: Supreme Court of Washington (en banc) Date: August...
Intentional Tort Damages Are Not Reduced by Comparative Negligence in Hawaiʻi (Overruling Ozaki I) 1. Introduction In Ricapor-Hall v. Philip Morris USA Inc. (Haw. Aug. 6, 2026), the Hawaiʻi Supreme...
Contempt for Frustrating Court-Ordered Joint Tax Filing: Contextual Construction of “Withdraw” and Compensatory IRS Penalties I. Introduction In Guy Morrison III v. Tami Hinson-Morrison, 2026 WY 87...
Reinstatement After Judiciary Law § 468-a Registration Suspension Requires Full Employment Disclosure and Verified Nonlegal Work 1. Introduction Matter: Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary...
Election of Article 15 Service Retirement Based on Non-DOCCS Employment Bars Later § 507-b Performance-of-Duty Disability Retirement 1. Introduction Matter of Mussaw v DiNapoli (2026 NY Slip Op...
Keypad Gates Across Express Access Easements May Be Enjoined When They Materially Impair the Easement Holder’s Accustomed Use Case: Venezia v. Luma, 2026 NY Slip Op 04897 (App Div 3d Dept Aug. 6,...
Interlocutory Review Under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 42 Requires Exceptional Circumstances—Routine Motion-to-Dismiss Denials (Even in High-Profile Defamation Cases) Do Not Qualify Case: Fox News...
Subdivision Conditions Must Be Evidence-Based and Explained; Extra-Code Wetlands Buffers for Pending Applications Are Unreasonable Case: Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission v. Smokey Hollow,...
Rule 404(b) Prior Drug-Conspiracy Convictions Admissible to Prove Knowledge and Intent; Any Error Harmless Where Mandatory Minimum Controls Introduction In United States v. Christopher Spider...
Rule 56(d) Relief Requires a Proper Motion and Specific Showing; Default Sanctions and Fee Awards Stand Where Party-Driven Delay Is Clear I. Introduction Sixela Investment Group v. Hope Federal...
PLRA Exhaustion for Newly Added Claims Is Measured When the Claim Is First Pleaded 1. Introduction In Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell (4th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), incarcerated plaintiff Benjamin Forrest...
Third Circuit: Arbitrators May Clarify an Ambiguous Merits Award (Even After Issuance) When AAA Rules Delegate Functus Officio Boundaries 1. Introduction In Prospect Capital Management L.P. v....
Independent Counsel Under Illinois Law Requires an Actual Insurer–Insured Conflict; Co-Insured Adversity Alone Is Insufficient 1. Introduction Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland...
Montana DUI Mandatory-Minimum Fines After State v. Cole: Sentencing Courts Must Assess Ability to Pay and Suspend the Unpayable Portion 1. Introduction Case: State v. D. Barker, 2026 MT 181N (Mont....