Habeas Petitions Are Exempt from Inmate “Civil Action” Filing-Fee Limits Under § 13-17.5-103 (2026 CO 37) I. Introduction In Gottorff, David v. Coleman, Bryan, 2026 CO 37 (June 1, 2026), the Colorado...
Revocation Sentencing After Esteras: Incorporating “New-Sentence” Reasoning Is Permissible When Revocation Rests on Public Protection and Violation Seriousness Introduction United States v. Thomas...
MAS v. Board of Barbers: “Best Practices” and Internal Policy Deviations Alone Do Not Establish “Generally Accepted Standards of Practice” for License Discipline Introduction In Montana Academy of...
Conclusive “Witness Unavailable” Is Not “Good Cause”: Montana Requires Record-Supported Specificity for Misdemeanor Speedy-Trial Continuances Introduction In City of Helena v. Mayfield, the Montana...
ICWA Diligent-Efforts Challenges Must Be Timely: Acquiescence Waives Later Objections, and Putative Paternity Cannot Trigger ICWA Eligibility Introduction In Matters of L.C., X.P. & N.C., YINC (2026...
Mandamus Lies to Compel SPRTKA-Compliant Sewage Discharge Alerts (and Hybrid Declaratory Claims May Be Summarily Resolved When Parties Chart That Course) 1. Introduction Case: Matter of Riverkeeper,...
Rolling Escrow Deficiencies as Misappropriation: Three-Year Suspension for Persistent Shortages and Non-Reconciliation Commentary on Matter of Silverman, 2026 NY Slip Op 03446 (App Div, 2d Dept June...
Demand-and-Refusal Accrual for Escrow-Fund Claims Against Attorneys (and Pleading Limits for Non-Actors) 1. Introduction Case: Jianjun Qiao v Tang, 2026 NY Slip Op 03430 (App. Div. 2d Dep’t June 3,...
Lederman v. Lederman: No Retroactive Reduction of Child-Support Arrears Without Poverty-Guideline Proof; Contempt and Mandatory Fee-Shifting for Willful Nonpayment 1. Introduction Case: Lederman v...
Municipal Emergency Demolition Oversight as a Proprietary Function: No Governmental-Function Immunity, and Contractual Control Can Create Labor Law § 241(6) Exposure 1. Introduction Fahey v Worship...
Judiciary Law § 487 Claims Against Foreclosure Counsel: No Claim Preclusion, No Collateral Attack, and Accrual When Damages Are Inferable (with Continuing-Wrong Tolling) Case: Jacobson v Fein, Such &...
Prolonged Escrow Shortages and Delayed Reconciliation Warrant Multi-Year Suspension (Matter of Taylor) 1. Introduction Matter of Taylor (2026 NY Slip Op 03447) is an attorney disciplinary decision...
Serba v. Cook: “As Is” Disclaimers and Caveat Emptor Bar Real-Estate Fraud Claims Absent Active Concealment; Title-Search Negligence Is Foreclosed After Merger into the Title Policy Court: Appellate...
Circumstantial “Mutually Reinforcing Layers” Can Prove the Agreement Element of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 Conspiracy Introduction In United States v. Filline (5th Cir. June 1, 2026), the Court of Appeals for...
“At the Request” Means an Expressed Wish: No Nonowned Auto Coverage When a School Email Merely Organizes Rides 1. Introduction Simmons v. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company (5th Cir. June 1, 2026)...
Fourth Circuit: BIA Commits Reversible Error When It Mislabels a Preserved PSG as Newly Raised and Declines Merits Review Case: Glenda Alvarado-Paz v. Todd Blanche (4th Cir. June 1, 2026) |...
Enforceable § 3593(a) Death-Notice Deadlines and Virgin Islands Territorial Offenses as § 924(c)/(j) Predicates I. Introduction United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. (3d Cir. June 1, 2026) is a...
Enforceable § 3593 Death-Notice Deadlines and Territorial Predicate Offenses Under § 924(c) in the Virgin Islands I. Introduction United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. is a precedential Third...
Absence of Crosswalks Is Not a “Defect” Under OCGA § 32-4-93 and Cannot Support Municipal Nuisance Liability 1. Introduction In RYLES et al. v. CITY OF ATLANTA, Kendra Ryles (as administrator of...
Aggravated Circumstances (Sexual Abuse) Permit Termination Without Further Services or Less Restrictive Alternatives Under W. Va. Code § 49-4-604 1. Introduction In In re V.P., V.A.-B., A.B., and...