Independent Expert Interpretation of Fraud Analytics Does Not Trigger Confrontation Rights Absent Relayed Testimonial Hearsay I. Introduction United States v. Ali Abdelrazzaq (6th Cir. June 12, 2026)...
Sixth Circuit: Confrontation Clause Permits Expert’s Independent Interpretation of Team-Processed Data (No Right to Cross-Examine Data Validators) Introduction United States v. Raef Hamaed (6th Cir....
Independent Expert Interpretation of Third-Party-Processed Data Does Not Violate the Confrontation Clause (Sixth Cir.) I. Introduction In United States v. Raef Hamaed (6th Cir. June 12, 2026)...
Independent Expert Interpretation of Third-Party Verified Data Does Not Trigger the Confrontation Clause Case: United States v. Tarek Fakhuri (with consolidated appeals of Hamaed, Ghussin,...
Torres Limits “Missed-Shot” Seizure: No Fourth Amendment Seizure Without Physical Contact or Actual Control Over a Fleeing Suspect Introduction In Jamal Ward v. Charles Brotzke (6th Cir. June 12,...
Preponderance Standard and De Novo Review for Connecticut Estate-Tax Domicile Appeals Case: Daniels v. Commissioner of Revenue Services (SC 21150) Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut Officially...
FOIA Adequate-Search Review: Dissimilar Search Locations Across Requests Are Not Per Se Unreasonable, and New Search-Term/Good-Faith Challenges Are Forfeited on Appeal I. Introduction In Jacqueline...
Nexus Is Dispositive: The Agency Need Not Reach “Past Persecution” Where Harm Reflects Extortion or Perceived Wealth Rather Than a Protected Ground Case: Juana Garcia Rodriguez v. Todd W. Blanche...
Georgia’s “Leadership Committee” Carveout: Unequal Contribution Limits Violate the First Amendment and the Committee’s Office-Dependent Fundraising Is State Action Case: Richard Jackson v. William...
Career-Offender Predicate Rule: Federal Bank Robbery and Florida Aggravated Assault Are Crimes of Violence, and Postdated State-High-Court Mens Rea Clarifications Define What the Statute “Always...
Mass-Signing Prefilled Medicare Orders: “False Certification” Fraud, Venue Waiver, and Billed-Amount Intended Loss Case: United States v. Young (5th Cir. June 11, 2026) (unpublished) Court: United...
Tropskii v. Blanche: Repeated Voluntary Returns Undermine “Objective Fear,” Conscription-Evasion Punishment Usually Not Persecution, and Pattern-or-Practice Claims Must Be Raised to the IJ 1....
HISA Enforcement Unconstitutional Under Private Nondelegation: Back-End FTC Review and Rulemaking Cannot Cure a Statute’s Unsupervised Private Executive Power Case: Natl Horsemen's Benevolent v....
Incorporation-by-Reference Conditions and Reasoned Predictions of Compliance Defeat a Stay of Virginia’s Water Quality Certification 1. Introduction In Dan River Basin Association v. Virginia...
Strong Likelihood-of-Success Required to Stay a State Clean Water Act §401 Certification; Application Commitments May Be Enforceable When Incorporated by Reference I. Introduction Case: Sierra Club...
Appellate Waiver Enforced Absent Proof of Government Bad Faith in Withholding a § 3E1.1 Recommendation 1. Introduction In United States v. Robert Thompson (3d Cir. June 10, 2026) (not precedential),...
Preservation-First Criminal Appeals: Forfeiture of New Suppression Theories, CI Non-Disclosure, Contextual Texts as Non-Hearsay, and Plain-Error Limits on § 922(g)(1) Second Amendment Challenges 1....
Perdue’s Lodestar-Multiplier Limits Apply to Federal-Law Contractual Fee-Shifting Awards Case: Artem v. Gelis v. BMW of North America, LLC, No. 24-2721 (3d Cir.) Court / Date: U.S. Court of Appeals...
PROMESA Title III Discharge Does Not Extend to Personal-Capacity Claims Against Commonwealth Officials I. Introduction Case: Hernández Zorilla v. FOMB (arising within the Commonwealth’s PROMESA Title...
Rule 56(d) Relief in the First Circuit: Summary Judgment Is Generally Premature When the Nonmovant Has Had No Meaningful Discovery Opportunity 1. Introduction Cortes-Ramos v. Martin-Morales (1st Cir....