no-formal-hierarchy-required:-third-circuit-affirms-tier-iii-designation-of-the-grey-wolves-and-broad-reach-of-the-ina’s-material-support-bar Case Commentaries

Qualified Immunity for Arguable Probable Cause and Non–Clearly Established Juvenile Interrogation Tactics; Fair-Trial Fabrication Liability Requires Trial Use of Evidence

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Qualified Immunity for Arguable Probable Cause and Non–Clearly Established Juvenile Interrogation Tactics; Fair-Trial Fabrication Liability Requires Trial Use of Evidence Case: Johnnie Savory v....

Judicial Estoppel Requires Clear Inconsistency and Prior Judicial Acceptance; Rule 23(b)(2) Proper for Reinstatement Injunction with Incidental Reimbursement in Retiree-Health CBA Cases

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Judicial Estoppel Requires Clear Inconsistency and Prior Judicial Acceptance; Rule 23(b)(2) Proper for Reinstatement Injunction with Incidental Reimbursement in Retiree-Health CBA Cases Lynnette...

Sixth Circuit Limits Standing for Forward-Looking Relief Based on Alleged “Imprimatur” Reputational Harm from Government Citation of Third-Party “Hate Map”

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Sixth Circuit Limits Standing for Forward-Looking Relief Based on Alleged “Imprimatur” Reputational Harm from Government Citation of Third-Party “Hate Map” 1. Introduction American Freedom Law...

Indefinite Development Holds as “De Facto Finality” for Ripeness in Takings and Due-Process Land-Use Claims

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Indefinite Development Holds as “De Facto Finality” for Ripeness in Takings and Due-Process Land-Use Claims I. Introduction In SW Nashville EB Owner, LLC v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty....

Title III “Demand” Formalities and “Come Into Possession” Limits (for Now): Sixth Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in United States v. Benson

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Title III “Demand” Formalities and “Come Into Possession” Limits (for Now): Sixth Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in United States v. Benson I. Introduction Case: United States v. Jocelyn Benson, in...

Inevitable Discovery Through Inventory Search Despite Tow-Option Omission When Towing Is Unavoidable

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Inevitable Discovery Through Inventory Search Despite Tow-Option Omission When Towing Is Unavoidable Introduction In United States v. Quantrese Brazzell (Sixth Circuit, Aug. 14, 2026), the court...

Sentencing After Drug-Quantity Verdicts: Higher Weights as “Overlapping Conduct” Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(c) (and Not Necessarily “Acquitted Conduct”)

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Sentencing After Drug-Quantity Verdicts: Higher Weights as “Overlapping Conduct” Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(c) (and Not Necessarily “Acquitted Conduct”) I. Introduction In United States v. Tianna Barber...

Severance-of-Title Creates an Appurtenant Parking Easement; Post-Conveyance “Release” by a Non-Owner Is Ineffective

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Severance-of-Title Creates an Appurtenant Parking Easement; Post-Conveyance “Release” by a Non-Owner Is Ineffective Case: James R. McCann v. Brittany Bower & a. Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire...

Estoppel by Deed Creates an Easement from a Deed’s “Abuttal” Reference Even Where the Way Runs Perpendicularly; Bad-Faith Fee Shifting Limited to Costs of an Unnecessary Separate Quiet Title Action

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Estoppel by Deed Creates an Easement from a Deed’s “Abuttal” Reference Even Where the Way Runs Perpendicularly; Bad-Faith Fee Shifting Limited to Costs of an Unnecessary Separate Quiet Title Action...

Quiet Title Judgments Must Depict Both the Historic Easement and Its Prescriptive Extinguishment; Remand Cannot Be Used to Reroute Access

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Quiet Title Judgments Must Depict Both the Historic Easement and Its Prescriptive Extinguishment; Remand Cannot Be Used to Reroute Access Introduction In Donald Edward Bloom, Deborah Jane Bloom, and...

Intertribal Consortium Arm-of-the-Tribe Immunity Under Ito; Tribal Plaintiffs Waive Immunity to Rule 82 Fees by Filing Suit

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Intertribal Consortium Arm-of-the-Tribe Immunity Under Ito; Tribal Plaintiffs Waive Immunity to Rule 82 Fees by Filing Suit 1. Introduction In Dot Lake Village v. Dená Nená Henash, d/b/a Tanana...

State v. Nickels: Jury Must Decide Disputed “Dwelling” (and Initial Aggressor) Facts Governing Nebraska’s No-Retreat Privilege

Date: Aug 21, 2026

State v. Nickels: Jury Must Decide Disputed “Dwelling” (and Initial Aggressor) Facts Governing Nebraska’s No-Retreat Privilege I. Introduction In State v. Nickels, 322 Neb. 1 (Aug. 14, 2026), the...

RFC Absenteeism Limits Need Evidentiary Support: Missed Appointments Alone Do Not Require a “Three Days per Month” Work-Absence Finding

Date: Aug 21, 2026

RFC Absenteeism Limits Need Evidentiary Support: Missed Appointments Alone Do Not Require a “Three Days per Month” Work-Absence Finding I. Introduction In Scott William Cartlidge v. Acting...

Rule 10b-5(b) Misstatement Liability Does Not Depend on a “Fraudulent Scheme,” but PSLRA Scienter Still Requires a Cogent Inference; Rule 9(b) Governs Securities Act Claims Sharing the Same Fraud Narrative

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Rule 10b-5(b) Misstatement Liability Does Not Depend on a “Fraudulent Scheme,” but PSLRA Scienter Still Requires a Cogent Inference; Rule 9(b) Governs Securities Act Claims Sharing the Same Fraud...

Prospective Population-Class Statutes Are Still “Local or Special” When the Range Is Irrationally Narrow and Targets a Single County; Permanent Multi‑Project Tax Mandates Regulate County Business Under Nev. Const. art. 4, § 20

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Prospective Population-Class Statutes Are Still “Local or Special” When the Range Is Irrationally Narrow and Targets a Single County; Permanent Multi‑Project Tax Mandates Regulate County Business...

Open Meeting Law Requires Naming Officers on Closed Citizen Review Board Agendas; No Nontrivial Privacy Interest in Officer Names and Badge Numbers Already Mandatorily Public

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Open Meeting Law Requires Naming Officers on Closed Citizen Review Board Agendas; No Nontrivial Privacy Interest in Officer Names and Badge Numbers Already Mandatorily Public Case: LAS VEGAS POLICE...

NRCP 12(g)(2) on Remand: No New Rule 12(b) Grounds After an Initial Motion (Except Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Preserved, Unadjudicated Defenses)

Date: Aug 21, 2026

NRCP 12(g)(2) on Remand: No New Rule 12(b) Grounds After an Initial Motion (Except Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Preserved, Unadjudicated Defenses) Case: 8933 Square Knot Trust v. Bank of New York...

Professional-Negligence Fee Caps Apply by Substance (Not Labels), and Attorney Liens Must Be Perfected Before Counsel Receives Settlement Funds

Date: Aug 21, 2026

Professional-Negligence Fee Caps Apply by Substance (Not Labels), and Attorney Liens Must Be Perfected Before Counsel Receives Settlement Funds 1. Introduction Case: CASTILLO v. ATKINSON WATKINS &...

NAC 293.0604’s Candidate-Filing Methods Are Exclusive: Email Filing Is Invalid and Requires Ballot Exclusion

Date: Aug 21, 2026

NAC 293.0604’s Candidate-Filing Methods Are Exclusive: Email Filing Is Invalid and Requires Ballot Exclusion 1. Introduction Mercer v. Portillo (Candelaria) is an original, emergency election case in...

Sua Sponte Trial-Court Intervention Preserves Prosecutorial-Misconduct Claims for Comments on Fourth Amendment Refusals (and Limits Relief to Harmless-Error Review)

Date: Aug 20, 2026

Sua Sponte Trial-Court Intervention Preserves Prosecutorial-Misconduct Claims for Comments on Fourth Amendment Refusals (and Limits Relief to Harmless-Error Review) 1. Introduction In ABEL (JESSE) v....