Sessoms v. Toyota: Rule 30(b)(6) Objections Are Preserved Without a Protective Order; Rule 30(b)(5) Deadlines Cannot Be Unilaterally Shortened 1. Introduction Case: Sessoms v. Toyota Motor Sales,...
State v. Wingate (2026): Indictment Statutory-Citation Mismatch as Harmless Scrivener’s Error When Elements and Notice Are Clear; “Vouching” Claims Fail Plain-Error Review Absent Probable Effect on...
State v. Thomas (2026): Statutory Compliance Under N.C.G.S. § 15A-1215(a) Ends the Constitutional Inquiry for Mid-Deliberation Juror Substitution; Affirmative “No Objection” Waives Fourth Amendment...
State v. Farook: Narrowing Harbison—Per Se Prejudice Applies Only to “Surprise” Guilt Concessions; Otherwise Strickland Governs 1. Introduction Case: State v. Farook (N.C. Aug. 14, 2026). Parties:...
State v. Garmon: Habitual Felon Indictments May Precede Principal Felony Indictments; “Keeping” Requires Evidence of Drug Storage (Not Mere In-Car Possession) Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina...
State v. Martinez: Cryan’s Two-Part Certiorari Test Is Mandatory in Criminal Cases; Dismissal “Without Prejudice” Permits Refiling I. Introduction In State v. Martinez (N.C. Aug. 14, 2026), the...
State v. Norris: Reaffirming State-Favorable Sufficiency Review and a Totality-of-Circumstances Constructive Possession Analysis Under Chekanow I. Introduction In State v. Norris (N.C. Aug. 14,...
Face v. Face (N.C. 2026): No Rule 19 Joinder of Revocable Trust in Equitable Distribution When All Settlors Are Parties; Necessary-Party Nonjoinder Is Not Subject-Matter Jurisdiction I. Introduction...
North Carolina Expressly Adopts the Incorporation-by-Reference Doctrine for Rule 12(b)(6) Motions Case: Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Schools, Inc., Supreme Court of North Carolina (14 Aug. 2026)...
Personal Goodwill of a Professional Practice Is Not Marital Property for Equitable Distribution (North Carolina) I. Introduction Case: Sneed v. Johnston (Supreme Court of North Carolina, Filed 14...
State v. Moore (N.C. 2026): “Additional Bindings” Beyond Suffocation-Related Restraint Sustain First-Degree Kidnapping 1. Introduction Case: State v. Moore, No. 285A24 (N.C. Aug. 14, 2026). Court:...
School Board “Deliberate Indifference” After a Single Severe Classroom Assault Can Support a Corum Sound-Basic-Education Claim I. Introduction In K.H. v. Dixon (N.C. Aug. 14, 2026), the Supreme Court...
Successive Sex-Offender Deregistration Petitions Are One Proceeding; Unappealed SORNA Tier Rulings Become Law of the Case I. Introduction State v. Lingerfelt (Supreme Court of North Carolina, filed...
Limiting NRS 293.182 Candidate Challenges to Substantive Office Qualifications (Not Filing-Procedure Defects) Case: Mercer v. Candelaria (Ballot Issue) (In the Matter of the Challenge to the...
State v. McGirt: Totality-of-the-Circumstances Proof of a “Clear and Unequivocal” Pro Se Election and Fenner’s “Life-Equivalent” Sentencing-Colloquy Rule Supreme Court of North Carolina (14 Aug....
Third-Party Settlement Offsets Under Utah Code § 34A-2-106 Require Proof of Overlap With Compensable Injury (and ALJs Have Broad Discretion Over Medical-Panel Framing and Reopening Evidence) I....
Post-Dismissal Allowance of § 503(b) Fees in Unconfirmed Chapter 13 Cases Under § 1326(a)(2) Case: Gregory Brian Myers v. Undine C. George Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...
Sixth Circuit: Tasing a Submissive, Non-Resisting Person Is Excessive Force; Right Clearly Established by July 2020 1. Introduction In Cornelius Phelps v. City of Saginaw, Michigan (6th Cir. Aug. 13,...
Harboring “Intent to Safeguard” Under 8 U.S.C. § 1324 May Be Inferred from Coercive Isolation and Exploitative Domestic Labor; Cultural Norms Need Not Mitigate Sentence I. Introduction United States...
Pre-Enforcement Standing Requires a Credible, Plaintiff-Specific Threat: “Intellectual Diversity” Laws and Interim University Policies 1. Introduction David McDonald v. Trustees of Indiana University...