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Exclusive Child-Protection Jurisdiction and Discretionary Intervention to Review Relative-Placement Compliance Case: Ellman v. Charron Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Opinion filed: October 20, 2026...
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Maritime Drug Jurisdiction and Minor-Role Sentencing: No U.S. Nexus Required, No Automatic Reduction for Couriers Case: United States v. Elia Pierre Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Late Summary-Judgment Responses Are Not Automatically Revived by a Later Hearing, and Rule 54(b) Certification Does Not Dismiss Pending Claims Case: Commercial Properties, Inc. v. Charalambidou...
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Venue Challenges Require Prompt Resolution Before Merits Discovery, Even Without a Trial Deadline Case: Ex parte UOP, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; and Mark Smith Underlying action: Southern...
Police Officers’ Defense-of-Persons Immunity Must Be Assessed Under § 13A-3-23 Case: Ex parte Mac Bailey Marquette, in re: State of Alabama v. Mac Bailey Marquette Court: Supreme Court of Alabama...
Routine Police Patrol Qualifies for State-Agent Immunity Under Alabama’s Pre-2025 Framework Case: Ex parte Alonzo Cornelius Coleman IV and The City of Birmingham, arising from Angel Morales Cuin’s...
Retaliatory Discharge: Disputed Decisionmaking and Evidence of Fabricated Grounds Can Defeat Judgment as a Matter of Law Case: Envoy Air, Inc. v. Jada Creagh, SC-2025-0022 Court: Supreme Court of...
Unexplained Invoice Dates Do Not Satisfy Mississippi’s Construction-Lien Date Requirement Case: Cuevas Machine Company, Inc. v. Calgon Carbon Corporation Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Decided:...
Conservatorships Survive Adulthood Without a Termination Order, but Participation Can Waive Defective Service Case: E.K.W. v. Prentiss County Department of Child Protection Services Court: Supreme...
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Missing Written Jury Instructions Do Not Alone Require Reversal When a Supplemented Record Establishes Complete Instructions Case: Carr v. State of Mississippi Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi...
Premises-Safety Experts Must Demonstrate Field-Specific Expertise and Reliable Methods Case: Park Wind Apartments, LLC v. Mayze Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi, en banc Decision: October 15, 2026...
School-Board Book Removals Under Existing Policies: Administrative Acts Outside Legislative Privilege Case: Pen American Center, Inc. v. Carissa Bergosh Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Applying Existing School-Library Policies Is Administrative: Limits on Legislative Privilege for Book-Removal Votes Case: Pen American Center, Inc. v. Kevin Adams Court: United States Court of...
Georgia Official Immunity: Evidence-Only Disputes Cannot Support an Immediate Appeal Case: Bordeau Metals, LLC v. Jamie McCord Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...