Ortiz v. Blanche: Reaffirming the “Futile or Dangerous to Report” Requirement for Unreported Private-Actor Persecution in Asylum Cases 1. Introduction In Ortiz v. Blanche (10th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026),...
Reaffirming Broad Digital-Warrant Searches, Rule 702 “Teaching Experts,” and Harmless-Guidelines Review in a RICO Sex-Trafficking Prosecution Introduction In United States v. James Goode (3d Cir....
Third Circuit Reinforces Deference in Multi-Defendant RICO/Sex-Trafficking Trials: Joint-Trial Preference, “Teaching Expert” Fit, Broad Digital Warrants, and Attempt as “Substantial Step” Case:...
“Overall Project Purposes” Under CWA § 404(b) May Include Multiple Interconnected Objectives Case: Save The Colorado v. Graham (10th Cir.) Date: September 15, 2026 Panel: Holmes (C.J.), Tymkovich,...
Legislative Cutbacks to Earned-Time Credits Are Not Subject to Procedural Due Process; Victim-Expectation Carveouts Survive Common Benefits Review I. Introduction In Chavis Murphy v. Nicholas Deml...
FAPA Renewal Rule: Voluntary Discontinuance Does Not De-Accelerate or Reset the Mortgage Foreclosure Limitations Period 1. Introduction Bank of N.Y. Mellon v Conforti (2026 NY Slip Op 05262 [2d Dept...
Bellavia v. Hoppenstein: Nonconforming CPLR 2106 Party Affirmations Cannot Supply Facts on CPLR 3211 Motions (but Legal Argument May Still Be Considered) Case: Bellavia v Hoppenstein, 2026 NY Slip Op...
Documentary Evidence Can Defeat Short-Sale “Condition Precedent” Theories at the Pleading Stage, Enforcing Time-of-the-Essence Default and Down-Payment Forfeiture 1. Introduction Clarke v Spino (2026...
Foley v. Foley: Civil Contempt May Enforce an Unpaid Matrimonial Distributive Award Where Execution Is Not Legally Available; Issues Are Forfeited After an Abandoned Cross-Appeal 1. Introduction In...
Policyholder Entitlement to MLMIC Demutualization Proceeds Absent Assignment or Contractual Transfer 1. Introduction Joseph Onorato, M.D., P.C. v Bruck (Appellate Division, Second Department, Sept....
King v. Kohn (2d Dep’t 2026): No Notice of Pendency Where Pleading Seeks Only Damages; Former DCL § 276 Unavailable for Post–April 4, 2020 Conduct 1. Introduction In King v Kohn (2026 NY Slip Op...
Levine v Stellar 341, LLC — Pleading Adverse Possession and Practical Location Under Pre-2008 RPAPL; What Counts (and Doesn’t) as “Documentary Evidence” on CPLR 3211(a)(1) 1. Introduction Levine v...
Co-Signatory Not Liable Where Contract Unambiguously Assigns Payment to Another; Indefinite Construction-Management Agreements Unenforceable; Quantum Meruit Requires Proof of Reasonable Value...
Visually Indistinct “Two-Surface” Floor Installations and Slip-Resistance Failures Create Triable Negligence Issues for Both Contractors and Premises Operators 1. Introduction Macri v Fluor Enters.,...
Subsequently Discovered Evidence Defeats Res Judicata After an Article 78 Proceeding, but Fraud and Prospective Business-Interference Claims Still Demand Particularized Pleading 1. Introduction In...
Statute of Frauds Bars Oral Real-Property Ownership Claims, but Unjust Enrichment Restitution May Proceed (Zeltser v. Kukolev) 1. Introduction In Zeltser v Kukolev (2026 NY Slip Op 05353), the...
Paid Suspension Plus No-Contact Restrictions Can Be a Title VII “Adverse Employment Action” Under Muldrow Case: Telma Hall v. Alabama State University (11th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026) (Not for Publication)...
United States v. Guerrero-Alba: No Plain-Error Reversal for a Brief § 3553(c) Explanation Where the Record Makes the Variance Rationale Clear; Sentencing-Disparity Claims Require a Specific...
Qualified Immunity Bars Stigma-Plus Claims Premised on Lost Private Contracts (and Appellate Record Failures Can Independently Require Affirmance) Introduction In McCurdy v. Unruh (10th Cir. Sept....
Upward Variances in § 922(g) Sentencing May Rest on Juvenile History, Dual Supervision Status, and Institutional Misconduct Beyond the Guidelines 1. Introduction In United States v. Brian Preston...