No Plain Tapia Error Where Treatment Rationale Is Intertwined with Public Safety and No Objection Preserves the Issue; “Jurisdiction” Mislabeling Cannot Cure Forfeiture Case: United States v....
Issue-by-Issue Exhaustion and Social-Distinction Proof: Limits on “Loan Shark” Particular Social Groups 1. Introduction In Sushilaben Patel v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir. June...
Change-in-Law Alone Does Not Reopen Closed Habeas Judgments Under Rule 60(b)(6) Absent Properly Presented Extraordinary Equities Case: Jafarnia Williams v. Superintendent Rockview SCI, No. 23-1306...
Professional-Discipline Plaintiffs Cannot Proceed as “Roe” Absent Specific, Exceptional Proof Overcoming the Presumption of Open Courts 1. Introduction In Roe v. Colorado Judicial Department (10th...
Alves-Pains v. Blanche: Reconsideration Requires Specific Error; PSG Membership Must Be Proven, and “Perceived” Family PSGs Fail Particularity 1. Introduction In Alves-Pains v. Blanche (1st Cir. June...
Post-Removal Hair Follicle Tests Are Relevant at Neglect Adjudication When They Encompass the Petition Date 1. Introduction Case: In the Interest Of: AC and BI, Minor Children, JC v. The State of...
Seventh Circuit: Below-Guidelines Sentences Satisfy § 3553(a)(6), and “Risk-Notification” Supervised-Release Conditions Must Be Specifically Defined I. Introduction In United States v. Daniel Quiggle...
Upholding a Residence-Based Animal-Contact Ban as a Tailored Special Condition of Supervised Release 1. Introduction In United States v. Emily Sahara Lau (11th Cir. 2026-06-17) (unpublished), the...
Equitable Tolling of the 90-Day Motion-to-Reopen Deadline Requires Explained, Continuous Reasonable Diligence—Later “Urgency” After a Removal Notice Is Too Late I. Introduction In Oscar Garcia-Islas...
Restitution Under 18 U.S.C. § 2259: Minimal-Indicia Reliability Suffices; Arithmetic Errors Correctable Without Undermining the Award Case: United States v. Matherne (5th Cir. June 18, 2026) (per...
Silencers Are Second Amendment “Arms,” but NFA § 5861(d) Challenges Fail Absent Proof a Shall-Issue Regime Is “Put Toward Abusive Ends” I. Introduction United States v. Comeaux (5th Cir. June 18,...
Ordinary (Not Maximum) Diligence Governs Post-Limitations Service Under Texas Law; Brief Process-Server Delays Usually Create a Fact Issue Introduction Larkins v. S.D.P. Manufacturing (5th Cir. June...
Revocation Imprisonment Under § 3583(e)(3) Is Not Capped by the Underlying Offense’s Statutory Maximum; Successive Revocations Do Not Moot an Earlier Revocation Appeal While Supervised Release...
Revocation Sentencing After Esteras: A Passing Reference to “Respect for the Law” Does Not Require Vacatur Absent Plain, Prejudicial Error 1. Introduction In United States v. Cody Stevenson (4th Cir....
Retroactive OFAC Licensing Validates Trademark Renewal Fees and Preserves Timely Lanham Act Renewals Introduction Bacardi and Company Limited v. John Squires (4th Cir. June 16, 2026) is the latest...
Fourth Circuit: Comparator-Based Title VII Pleadings Must Allege Truly Similar Misconduct—Generalized Social-Media Comparisons Cannot Make Discriminatory Discharge “Plausible” Introduction In Maan...
Title VII Plausibility Requires “Like-for-Like” Comparators (Including Insubordination) When Termination Follows Social-Media Policy Violations I. Introduction In Maan Aljizzani v. Middle East...
ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B): Only the Entity that Controls Benefit Determinations Is a Proper Defendant (Third Circuit) 1. Introduction Case: Mark Justman v. Accenture LLP, No. 25-2084 (3d Cir. June 17,...
Complex-Case Speedy Trial Tolling: No Mandatory Revisit Absent Timely Challenge and Material Change 1. Introduction United States v. Brian Burrows (Third Circuit, filed June 16, 2026) addresses...
Hall v. Miller: Specific Objections Required to Avoid Firm Waiver; Prison Lockdowns Rarely Support Equitable Tolling of AEDPA Deadlines Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...