Grand Jury Secrecy After Dismissal: “Particularized Need” Governs a Former Defendant’s Civil Use of Transcripts, with Mandatory In Camera Review and Tailored Use Conditions I. Introduction In ALLER...
Pereira Alves v. Blanche: “Avoiding the Locus” Is Not Internal Relocation; Indirect Family Harm and Non-Menacing Threats Do Not Compel Asylum 1. Introduction Pereira Alves v. Blanche (1st Cir. Aug....
Prior Professional Acquaintance Alone Does Not Require Recusal; Rule 60(b)(6) Cannot Repackage Earlier-Available Arguments in Hague Return Cases Case: Dumitrascu v. Dumitrascu (10th Cir. Aug. 24,...
Disability and Foster-Care Licensure: Individualized Assessment Required, but Applicants Must Offer a Concrete, Reliable Assistance Plan to Make Physical-Care Accommodations Reasonable Introduction...
Indefinite Telework That Fully Meets Medical Limitations Defeats an ADA § 12112(b)(5)(A) Failure-to-Accommodate Claim; Retaliation for Requesting an Accommodation Is Not Per Se Disability...
Demand-for-Cash Rule: A Bank-Robbery Demand Alone Establishes “Intimidation” Under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) Case: United States v. Keith Bernard Miller (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) Issue: Whether passing a...
Eleventh Circuit: No Per Se Renewed Faretta Hearing After Superseding Indictment; Child-Witness Two-Way CCTV Permissible Even Against a Pro Se Defendant I. Introduction In United States v. Samuel...
Avoiding a Targeted Household Is Not “Internal Relocation,” and a Relative’s Asylum Grant (Without Findings) Does Not Establish Prima Facie Eligibility I. Introduction Pereira Alves v. Blanche (1st...
No Evidentiary Hearing in Civil Contempt Absent a Genuine Dispute of Material Fact; Service on Counsel Can Supply Notice for Seizure-Warrant Compliance Case: United States v. Reynoso (No. 25-1328) |...
Rule 25’s 90-Day Clock Runs Absent a Successor/Representative, and Unserved Defendants Cannot Be Dismissed With Prejudice Case: Jeevan Malhotra v. Ajit Kumar (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) (per curiam)...
Cancellation of Removal Hardship Review: Deferential Substantial-Evidence Scrutiny and the Required Showing of Unavailable Medical Care Abroad Case: Pranaykumar Umedbhai Patel v. U.S. Attorney...
Conclusory “Group Pleading” Cannot Sustain a Pro Se § 1983 Claim; Monell Amendment Is Futile Absent an Alleged Policy/Custom; Issues Not Briefed in the Opening Appeal Are Abandoned 1. Introduction In...
Supervised-Release No-Contact Conditions Upheld When Tied to § 3553(a) and Supported by Reliable Corroborated Hearsay 1. Introduction In United States v. Antonio Oscar Tatum (11th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026)...
First Step Act § 404(b) Resentencing Cannot Reduce Statutory Mandatory-Minimum Supervised Release Using Nonretroactive § 401 Changes or Related Guidelines (Post-Concepcion) Introduction United States...
Rule 8(a) as a Standalone Basis to Dismiss Prolix § 1983 Complaints—and Appellate Forfeiture When the Rule 8 Ruling Is Not Challenged 1. Introduction Anderson v. Woods (10th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arose...
Word-Limit Rejection of Prison Grievance Appeals Constitutes Non-Exhaustion Under the PLRA; § 1997e(a) Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice 1. Introduction In Brandon Porter v. Christopher Hoch (7th...
Consistent, Supplemented Hiring Explanations Do Not Show Pretext Absent Evidence of Mendacity 1. Introduction Richard Highbaugh v. Exelead, Inc. (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arises from a failed...
Harmless-Error Affirmance Where Disputed Lay/Expert Yield Estimates Do Not Cure a Failure of Proof on Conversion 1. Introduction Valley View Farms v. BOS Dairy LLC (7th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026) arises out...
Continuous Michigan Class-Action Tolling for § 1983 Takings Claims When a Putative Class Case Is Reopened (MCR 3.501(F)) 1. Introduction Brent Perry v. St. Joseph Cnty., Mich. arises out of Michigan...
Sixth Circuit: Younger Abstention Does Not Apply to a State University’s Preliminary Investigation Absent a Formal, Ongoing Disciplinary Proceeding I. Introduction In Ramsi Woodcock v. Univ. of Ky.,...