Fraud Sentencing: Exploited Financial Vulnerability Can Support the Large-Number-of-Vulnerable-Victims Enhancement Case: United States v. Koch, consolidated with the appeals of Megan Hess Court:...
Rule 54(b) Finality Extends to Related, Quantified Attorney-Fee Awards Despite Pending Claims Commentary on Flux Drive v. Rong United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit October 30, 2026 ·...
Quantified Fee Awards Following Rule 54(b) Judgments Are Appealable Despite Remaining Claims Commentary on Flux Drive v. Sparks United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, October 30, 2026...
Rule 54(b) Finality Extends to Quantified, Collateral Fee Awards Despite Pending Claims Case: Flux Drive v. Sparks Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 30, 2026...
Nebraska Homestead Protection Requires Statutory Selection, and Judgment-Lien Sales Must Respect Nondebtor Ownership Case: 11819 Miracle Hills Drive v. Ali, 322 Neb. 710 Court: Supreme Court of...
State v. Coleman: Lower STRmix Likelihood Ratios Do Not Alone Bar DNA Evidence Supreme Court of Nebraska | 322 Neb. 731 | October 30, 2026 | No. S-25-759 1. Introduction In State v. Coleman, the...
No Implied Insurance-First Billing Duty: Louisiana Requires an Express Contractual Undertaking Case: Dennis Gibson, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. National Healthcare of...
Constitutionally Unclassified Court Employees Do Not Require Civil Service Commission Approval Case: Jones v. Trepagnier, No. 2026-C-00358 Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana Date: October 30, 2026...
Aggravated Arson’s Narrow “Movable” Definition and the Specific-Intent Requirement for Attempted Murder Case: State of Louisiana v. Mardeontae J. Lee Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana Docket: No....
Noncash Class Benefits Can Support Enhanced Attorney Fees, but Lodestar Rates Must Constrain Multipliers Case: Steve Crooks v. State of Louisiana, Through the Louisiana Department of Natural...
Good-Faith Cooperation Limits Consulting Fees During a Contractual Termination-Notice Period Case: The Guide Company, LLC v. Madison Parish Hospital Service District D/B/A Madison Parish Hospital...
Louisiana’s Two-Year Succession-Title Bar Extends to Transferees of Unrecognized Heirs and Legatees Case: Windward Land, LLC and Michael Morris Gulley v. Mary Lee Mann C/W William Lamont Frazier,...
Iowa’s Bitcoin ATM Refund Law Does Not Apply Retroactively to Preenactment Fraud Transactions Case: In the matter of $11,500 Seized from Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC. Court: Supreme Court of Iowa...
Idaho Condominium Ultra Vires Claims Must Satisfy Nonprofit Derivative-Suit Requirements Disputed evidence of bad faith nevertheless requires trial on a statutory challenge to ownership allocations....
Joint Holographic Wills: Each Testator Must Handwrite Their Own Will’s Material Provisions Case: In re Estate of Todd, 322 Neb. 719 (2026) Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Decided: October 30, 2026...
Entrapment Instructions Require Evidence of Government Pressure Beyond an Undercover Opportunity Case: United States v. Obdy Guerrero, No. 26-10313 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Acceptance of Responsibility Under § 3E1.1: Unrelated Post-Plea Crime May Justify Denying a Reduction Case: United States v. Chadwick Lemaine Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Section 2255 Review: A Cognizability Ruling Can Resolve a Sentencing Claim, but a Procedural COA Must Identify a Constitutional Issue Case: Dustin Lee McLellan v. United States Court: United States...
Section 924(c) Permits Cumulative Punishment; State-Drug Career-Offender Challenge Fails Plain-Error Review Case: United States v. Alex Winters Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Sign–Mural Distinctions Require Evidentiary Justification; Indefinite Permit Holds Cannot Silence Speech Case: Cozy Inn, Incorporated v. City of Salina, Kansas Court: United States Court of Appeals...