treatment-plan-waiver-and-no-duty-to-consider-guardianship-absent-a-petition-in-yinc-term... Case Commentaries

Suicide After Police Release: Limits on Deliberate-Indifference and State-Created-Danger Liability

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Suicide After Police Release: Limits on Deliberate-Indifference and State-Created-Danger Liability Case: Maria Menas v. Township of Washington Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third...

Continuing Pain Does Not Bar Termination of Temporary Total Disability Benefits After Maximum Medical Improvement

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Continuing Pain Does Not Bar Termination of Temporary Total Disability Benefits After Maximum Medical Improvement Case: David Martinez v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel. Department of Workforce Services,...

Specific Jurisdiction Reaches Out-of-State Harm Connected to an Oklahoma-Centered Ownership Agreement

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Specific Jurisdiction Reaches Out-of-State Harm Connected to an Oklahoma-Centered Ownership Agreement SCHRAMMEL & WARD v. COLYER HEREFORDS AND ANGUS, INC., 2026 OK 78 — Supreme Court of Oklahoma...

Probable Cause Determinations Are Not Immediately Appealable: State v. Miller

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Probable Cause Determinations Are Not Immediately Appealable: Postconviction Review Remains the Proper Route Case: State v. Miller (Order on Motion), 355 Conn. 936 (SC 21286) Court: Supreme Court of...

Explaining Continued Cross-Examination Without Commenting on Disputed Facts Does Not Violate OCGA § 17-8-57

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Explaining Continued Cross-Examination Without Commenting on Disputed Facts Does Not Violate OCGA § 17-8-57 Case: BLACKWELL v. State, No. S26A1628 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: November 3,...

Challenges to a Statute’s Constitutionality in Georgia Criminal Cases Require Service on the Attorney General

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Challenges to a Statute’s Constitutionality in Georgia Criminal Cases Require Service on the Attorney General Case: TRAMMELL v. State, No. S26A1334 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: November...

Chairless Elections Commission: One Member May Trigger Mandatory Staff Support to Convene

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Chairless Elections Commission: One Member May Trigger Mandatory Staff Support to Convene Case: Cushnie v. Nago Court: Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi Date: October 30, 2026 Proceeding: Original petition...

Governmental Immunity Does Not Bar Injunctions, but WFEPA Forecloses Parallel Public-Policy Discharge Claims

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Governmental Immunity Does Not Bar Injunctions, but WFEPA Forecloses Parallel Public-Policy Discharge Claims Amyntas Hinckley v. University of Wyoming, 2026 WY 118 Supreme Court of Wyoming — November...

Wyoming Wind Energy Leases Need Not Connect to the Transmission Grid: “Including” Is Expansive

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Wyoming Wind Energy Leases Need Not Connect to the Transmission Grid: “Including” Is Expansive Case: Pronghorn H2, LLC v. Stephens Land and Livestock, LLC and Michael Stephens, 2026 WY 117 Court:...

Wyoming Wind-Energy Leases Need Not Connect to the Transmission Grid

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Wyoming Wind-Energy Leases Need Not Connect to the Transmission Grid Case: Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners v. Stephens Land and Livestock, LLC and Michael Stephens, consolidated with Pronghorn...

Statutory Replacement and Mootness: Voluntary Cessation Turns on Recurrence of the Specific Challenged Conduct

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Statutory Replacement and Mootness: Voluntary Cessation Turns on Recurrence of the Specific Challenged Conduct Case: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Bill Lee, Governor, et...

Constitutional Exemption Does Not Immunize Metropolitan Councils from Statutory Membership Limits

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Constitutional Exemption Does Not Immunize Metropolitan Councils from Statutory Membership Limits Case: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County v. Bill Lee, Governor Court: Supreme...

Pleading Retaliation Requires Employer Knowledge of Discrimination-Related Activity

Date: Nov 5, 2026

Pleading Retaliation Requires Employer Knowledge of Discrimination-Related Activity Case: Grygiel v. HealthEquity, Inc., No. 25-2109 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...

Pilot Associations’ Liability for Navigational Negligence Requires Control, Not Merely an Employment Relationship

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Pilot Associations’ Liability for Navigational Negligence Requires Control, Not Merely an Employment Relationship Case: Codan Forsikring A/S v. Bogus, No. 25-1770 Court: United States Court of...

Political-Patronage Qualified Immunity Is Objective, but Appeals Must Respect Assumed Facts

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Political-Patronage Qualified Immunity Is Objective, but Appeals Must Respect Assumed Facts Case: Ortiz-Resto v. Rivera-Schatz Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Decision:...

School Vaccination Mandates and Parental Free Exercise: Emerging Precedent Alone Does Not Justify an Injunction Pending Appeal

Date: Nov 4, 2026

School Vaccination Mandates and Parental Free Exercise: Emerging Precedent Alone Does Not Justify an Injunction Pending Appeal Case: We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Makin Court: United States Court of...

Reopening After Derivative Asylum: Exhaustion, Timeliness, and Limits on Judicial Review

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Reopening After Derivative Asylum: Exhaustion, Timeliness, and Limits on Judicial Review Case: Ji Fung v. U.S. Attorney General Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...

IFP Eligibility Requires Poverty, Not Absolute Destitution, and Dismissal Grounds Must Permit Meaningful Review

Date: Nov 4, 2026

IFP Eligibility Requires Poverty, Not Absolute Destitution, and Dismissal Grounds Must Permit Meaningful Review Case: Larry L. Thomas, Jr. v. Major Ron James Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Government-Required Training-Video Correction Counts as Labor Under the Miller Act

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Government-Required Training-Video Correction Counts as Labor Under the Miller Act Case: Southern Equipment & Services, LLC v. Windamir Development, Inc. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Disciplinary Warnings After Muldrow: Actual Employment Harm and Retaliatory Causation

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Disciplinary Warnings After Muldrow: Actual Employment Harm and Retaliatory Causation Case: Steven Epperson v. The Hertz Corporation Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...