Fraudulent Promises as “Anything of Value” Under § 1591 and Contextual Proof of Knowledge Under § 2252A I. Introduction United States v. Brian Johnson (7th Cir. June 26, 2026) addresses two recurring...
Imminent-Injury Standing for Death-Row Clemency-Impairment Claims Based on Execution-Warrant Risk 1. Introduction In Lyndon Pace v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections (11th Cir. June 26,...
New Rule: INA “Arrives in the United States” (8 U. S. C. §§ 1158(a)(1), 1225(a)(1)) Means Physical Entry Across the Border, Not Presence at the Border in Mexico Introduction Mullin v. Al Otro Lado...
Probable Cause “Any-Crime” Rule and Intervening Conduct Defeat § 1983 False-Arrest and First Amendment Retaliation Claims 1. Introduction In Eric Watson v. Cody Reese (3d Cir. June 24, 2026) (not...
Federal Statutory Claims “Germane” to New Jersey Foreclosure Are Barred by Res Judicata and the Entire Controversy Doctrine After Final State Judgment 1. Introduction In Chryssoula Arsenis v. M&T...
TPS “No Judicial Review” Means No APA Workarounds: §1254a(b)(5)(A) Bars All Non-Constitutional Challenges to TPS Terminations I. Introduction Mullin v. Doe (consolidated with Trump v. Miot) arose...
EPA-Approved Pesticide Labels as “Requirements” Under FIFRA: Express Preemption of State Failure-to-Warn Cancer Claims Case: Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, 609 U. S. ___ (2026) Court: U.S. Supreme Court...
Wolford v. Lopez: States May Not Impose an “Express Consent” Default Ban on Licensed Public Carry on Private Property Open to the Public 1. Introduction Wolford et al. v. Lopez, Attorney General of...
Probable Cause Required for First Amendment Retaliation Claims Based on Quo Warranto Petitions I. Introduction In Jenna Amacher v. City of Tullahoma, Tennessee (6th Cir. June 25, 2026), the Sixth...
Actual Proof Required for Lozada Ineffective-Assistance Motions; BIA May Deny DHS Reopen-and-Dismiss Requests Without Supported Changed Circumstances I. Introduction In Sam Morris v. Todd W. Blanche,...
Sixth Circuit: (1) No Review of the Ultimate Discretionary Denial of LPR Cancellation, (2) Strict Lozada Proof of Actual Filing/Notice, and (3) BIA Discretion to Reject Unsupported DHS...
Sixth Circuit: Youth and Rehabilitation Are Not “Extraordinary and Compelling” Grounds for Compassionate Release, and Sentencing Commission Policy Statements Cannot Override Circuit Statutory...
Rule 60(b)(4) Personal-Jurisdiction/Service Challenges Are Forfeited on Appeal if Not Raised in the Rule 60(b) Motion I. Introduction Roberts v. KJ Win, Incorporated arises from a December 2021...
FDA’s “Comparative-Efficacy” Test for Non-Tobacco-Flavored E-Cigarettes Is an APPH Adjudicatory Method, Not a § 387g Tobacco Product Standard I. Introduction In VDX Distro v. FDA (5th Cir. June 24,...
Noncommittal Lease Negotiations Are Immaterial (and Unreliably Reliable) as a Matter of Law for “Bet-the-Farm” Fraud Damages Case: Maya Walnut LLC f/k/a Maya Foods, Inc. v. Bryan Ly, Walnut Creek...
PCS-Cooperation Clauses Do Not Authorize Unilateral Relocation Under an Incorporated-Not-Merged Parenting Agreement 1. Introduction Matter of Liebetreu v. Sennett (2026 NY Slip Op 04075) arises from...
Isolated Prostitution-Related Misdemeanor by a Private Attorney, With Robust Mitigation and No Public-Trust Office, Warrants a Public Reprimand Under Prof.Cond.R. 8.4(h) 1. Introduction In Cleveland...
Revenue Purchase Agreements Are Not Usurious Loans Where Repayment Is Contingent: Reconciliation, No Finite Term, and No Bankruptcy Recourse Case: NewCo Capital Group LLC v SPE Trading, Inc. (App...
Texas TMLA Limitations: In Relationship-Based “Course of Treatment” Claims, the Two-Year Period Runs from the End of the Provider–Patient Relationship I. Introduction In Soren Aldaco v. Barbara Rose...
Limitations Is an Affirmative Defense to Private-Nuisance Injunctions; “No-Limitations-for-Abatement” Is Not a Blanket Rule Case: FAMILY DOLLAR STORES OF TEXAS, LLC, ARCP FDCCC1403 LLC, 7B BUILDING &...