Withholding Requires a Clear Probability of Persecution; the BIA May Enforce Application Requirements for Remand Case: Gurmit Kahlon v. Attorney General United States of America Court: United States...
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United States v. Racoco Williams: Warrant Materiality, Cross-Examination Limits, and Mandatory Life Sentencing Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Case: No. 24-2527 Decided:...
Section 1988 Fees After Ballot-Counting Relief: Prevailing-Party Status, Local Rates, and Lodestar Proof Case: Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Section 1988 Fees After Vacatur: Prevailing-Party Status and Supported Fee Reductions Case: Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third...
Section 1988 Fees After Mootness Vacatur: Prevailing-Party Status, Specific Objections, and Local-Market Rates Case: Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Court: United States Court of...
School-Uniform Free Exercise Challenges: Pleading Nonneutrality or Lack of General Applicability Case: Green Trevor v. Mumin, No. 26-1851 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law: Disclosure Liability Without Notice or Knowledge Fails Strict Scrutiny Case: Michael Jackson v. PeopleConnect, Inc., and four consolidated appeals Court: United States...
Later Dismissal Supports Appellate Jurisdiction; Unpronounced Reentry Reporting Duties Cannot Stand Case: United States v. Martinez-Ornelas Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
Business-Asset Depletion Can Satisfy the Hobbs Act; Factual Admissions Do Not Guarantee Sentencing Credit Case: United States v. Patton, No. 25-20494 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Texas Escrow Liability: Mutual Assent, Foreseeable Harm, and the Difference Between an Opinion and a Promise Case: 82 Glenwood Ave v. Kane Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
West Virginia’s Automatic Liability for Publishing Officials’ Contact Information Fails Strict Scrutiny Case: Michael Jackson v. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc., and four consolidated appeals, Nos....
Public-Official Privacy and Free Speech: West Virginia’s Disclosure Ban Fails Strict Scrutiny Case: Michael Jackson v. Thomson Reuters America Corporation and four consolidated appeals Court: United...
West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law Fails Strict Scrutiny: Disclosure Liability Without Notice or Knowledge Is Insufficiently Tailored Case: Michael Jackson v. Thryv, Inc. and four consolidated appeals...
Officials’ Privacy and Protected Speech: West Virginia’s Disclosure Ban Fails Strict Scrutiny for Lack of Narrow Tailoring Case: Michael Jackson v. Whitepages, Inc., and four consolidated appeals,...
Sentencing References to Community Violence Do Not Establish Reliance on Inaccurate Facts Case: United States v. Isaiah Gibbs, No. 24-4150 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...
Reaffirming the Age-18 Boundary for Mandatory Life Sentences and Deferential Review of a Discretionary Life Term Case: United States v. Daniel Mathis, No. 25-4240 Court: United States Court of...
Maritime Toxic-Tort Claims Require Reliable, Injury-Specific Expert Causation Evidence Dufour v. BP Expl & Prod United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No. 23-60361 · October 27, 2026...
Completed-Operations Coverage Requires a Pleaded Connection to the Insured’s Work, Not Merely the Accident Site Case: Liberty v. North Tarrant, No. 25-10725 Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Immigration Reopening: Equitable Tolling Requires Diligence and an Extraordinary Obstacle Case: Moriano-Ospina v. Blanche, No. 25-60430 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...