Two-Step Gatekeeping for “Claimed Board-Certified” Specialties and Alleged Care-at-Issue Under A.R.S. § 12-2604 1. Introduction AROJOJOYE v. ALLEN is an Arizona Supreme Court decision addressing...
Jurisdiction First: Speculative Traceability Defeats Article III Standing and Requires a Without-Prejudice Dismissal 1. Introduction Fiona Blair v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (11th Cir....
Title IX “Before-the-Fact” Liability: Hiring/Retention Deliberate Indifference Based on Known Prior Sexual-Misconduct Suspension Case: Jane Doe, II v. Founding Fourteen, Inc (11th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026)...
Unimplemented Criminal-Code Changes and Family Threats Do Not Establish “Material Changed Country Conditions” to Excuse Untimely, Number-Barred Motions to Reopen 1. Introduction In Masri Sastrawan v....
United States v. Braxton: General Sentencing Objection Forfeits Specific Procedural Claims; § 3553(c) Satisfied When Reasons Are Clear From the Record Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Explicit Sentencing Findings Required for § 2D1.1(b)(1) Firearm Enhancements—Especially When Based on Co‑Conspirator Conduct Case: United States v. Victor Uriel Diego Estrada (11th Cir. Aug. 21,...
Rule 60(b) Relief After a Younger Dismissal: No “Prospective” Judgment, No “Extraordinary Circumstances,” and Frivolous Constitutional Attacks on Texas’s Vexatious-Litigant Regime 1. Introduction In...
Mandamus Requiring a § 1404(a) Eight-Factor Venue Analysis: Timeliness Cannot Be Treated as Dispositive Case: In re Media Matters for America; Eric Hananoki; Angelo Carusone, No. 25-10630 Court:...
Erroneous Rule 41(a)(2) Partial Dismissals Remain Final for Appeal; AWCPA § 120(a) Limits Only Architectural-Works Rights and Functions as an Affirmative Defense I. Introduction Kipp Flores...
Accuracy-Related Partnership Penalties Under § 6662 Are “Taxes” for AIA/DJA Jurisdiction-Stripping Purposes Case: Norcave Properties, L.L.C. v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 25-30542 (5th Cir. Aug....
FVRA Incumbent-First-Assistant Rule and Anti-Circumvention Bar on “Total Delegation” of a Vacant U.S. Attorney’s Powers 1. Introduction Case: In re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York...
Section 1958 “Consideration” Means Reciprocal Inducement (Not Employment): The Second Circuit’s Rule for Murder-for-Hire I. Introduction In United States v. Martin (2d Cir. Aug. 21, 2026), the Second...
AEDPA and Mixed IQ Scores: No Clearly Established Right to an Atkins Hearing When One Valid Score Exceeds Oklahoma’s 76 Cutoff Case: Fuston v. Quick, No. 24-6166 (10th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026) (published)...
Qualified Immunity Demands Fact-Specific “Clearly Established” Law: No Clearly Established Right for a Non-Custodial Uncle to Cohabitate with Minor Nieces 1. Introduction In Kilroy Watkins v. Sharon...
“Equal-Opportunity Incivility” and the Proof Gap: No Hostile Environment, Constructive Discharge, Pretext, or Retaliation Without Evidence Tying Mistreatment to Protected Status I. Introduction In...
Vague Self-Harm Threats and Conservative Hand-Injury Care Do Not Show Eighth Amendment Deliberate Indifference; Referring Doctor Not Liable for Post-Transfer Scheduling Delays 1. Introduction In...
Pepper Spray for Repeated Noncompliance Is Not “Malicious,” and Short-Term Suicide-Watch Deprivations Require Proof of a Substantial Risk of Serious Harm Case: Jacob Julick v. Scott Jordan, No....
“Scared Straight” Courtroom Theater Is Not a Judicial Act: Sixth Circuit Limits Absolute Judicial Immunity for Off-the-Bench Detentions and Mock Proceedings Introduction In Latoreya Till v. Kenneth...
Judicial Immunity Does Not Shield “Scare-Style” Detention and Mock Proceedings Outside Any Case or Court Sitting Case: Latoreya Till v. Kenneth King (6th Cir. Aug. 21, 2026) Subject: Absolute...
Price-Maintenance Securities Fraud: Misstatements May Sustain (Not Raise) Inflation, Supporting Market Efficiency, Reliance, and Loss Causation Case: OPERS v. FHLMC (Freddie Mac) — United States...