United States v. Racoco Williams: Warrant Materiality, Cross-Examination Limits, and Mandatory Life Sentencing Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Case: No. 24-2527 Decided:...
Section 1988 Fees After Ballot-Counting Relief: Prevailing-Party Status, Local Rates, and Lodestar Proof Case: Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Section 1988 Fees After Vacatur: Prevailing-Party Status and Supported Fee Reductions Case: Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third...
Section 1988 Fees After Mootness Vacatur: Prevailing-Party Status, Specific Objections, and Local-Market Rates Case: Linda Migliori v. Lehigh County Board of Elections Court: United States Court of...
School-Uniform Free Exercise Challenges: Pleading Nonneutrality or Lack of General Applicability Case: Green Trevor v. Mumin, No. 26-1851 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit...
West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law: Disclosure Liability Without Notice or Knowledge Fails Strict Scrutiny Case: Michael Jackson v. PeopleConnect, Inc., and four consolidated appeals Court: United States...
Later Dismissal Supports Appellate Jurisdiction; Unpronounced Reentry Reporting Duties Cannot Stand Case: United States v. Martinez-Ornelas Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
Business-Asset Depletion Can Satisfy the Hobbs Act; Factual Admissions Do Not Guarantee Sentencing Credit Case: United States v. Patton, No. 25-20494 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Texas Escrow Liability: Mutual Assent, Foreseeable Harm, and the Difference Between an Opinion and a Promise Case: 82 Glenwood Ave v. Kane Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
West Virginia’s Automatic Liability for Publishing Officials’ Contact Information Fails Strict Scrutiny Case: Michael Jackson v. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc., and four consolidated appeals, Nos....
Public-Official Privacy and Free Speech: West Virginia’s Disclosure Ban Fails Strict Scrutiny Case: Michael Jackson v. Thomson Reuters America Corporation and four consolidated appeals Court: United...
West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law Fails Strict Scrutiny: Disclosure Liability Without Notice or Knowledge Is Insufficiently Tailored Case: Michael Jackson v. Thryv, Inc. and four consolidated appeals...
Officials’ Privacy and Protected Speech: West Virginia’s Disclosure Ban Fails Strict Scrutiny for Lack of Narrow Tailoring Case: Michael Jackson v. Whitepages, Inc., and four consolidated appeals,...
Sentencing References to Community Violence Do Not Establish Reliance on Inaccurate Facts Case: United States v. Isaiah Gibbs, No. 24-4150 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...
Reaffirming the Age-18 Boundary for Mandatory Life Sentences and Deferential Review of a Discretionary Life Term Case: United States v. Daniel Mathis, No. 25-4240 Court: United States Court of...
Maritime Toxic-Tort Claims Require Reliable, Injury-Specific Expert Causation Evidence Dufour v. BP Expl & Prod United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No. 23-60361 · October 27, 2026...
Completed-Operations Coverage Requires a Pleaded Connection to the Insured’s Work, Not Merely the Accident Site Case: Liberty v. North Tarrant, No. 25-10725 Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Immigration Reopening: Equitable Tolling Requires Diligence and an Extraordinary Obstacle Case: Moriano-Ospina v. Blanche, No. 25-60430 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
Public Officials Cannot Invoke Qualified Immunity Against FLSA Retaliation Claims Commentary on Stramaski v. Lawley United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No. 25-20348 — October 27,...
Section 1782 Applications Are Dispositive: De Novo Review and Respect for Stage-Specific Foreign Discovery Rulings Case: Motorola v. ASC Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...