Walker v. State: Harmless Other-Acts Error and the Credibility Prerequisite for Rule 609 Impeachment Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A0937 | October 14, 2026 Opinion: Justice Bethel. All Justices...
California-Law Employment Claims: The Implied Covenant Cannot Override At-Will Terms, Duplicate Contract Claims, or Supply Tort Remedies Case: Grubmarket, Inc. v Thai, 2026 NY Slip Op 05940 Court:...
FOIL: Post-Suit Disclosure May Moot Production Without Defeating Attorney’s Fees Case: Matter of Aron Law, PLLC v Town of Hempstead, 2026 NY Slip Op 05950 Court: Appellate Division, Second Department...
Ladder Detachment Under Labor Law § 240(1): Prior Incident-Free Use Does Not Defeat Liability Case: Soutar v City of New York, 2026 NY Slip Op 05986 Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York,...
Probable Cause and Independent Police Judgment Limit Arrest-Related and Municipal Liability Case: Tullis v City of Yonkers, 2026 NY Slip Op 05987 Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division,...
State v. Pendleton: Minimal Canine Contact Requires Meaningful Interference to Become a Trespassory Search Supreme Court of Idaho | October 14, 2026 | Docket No. 53539 Disposition: Suppression order...
Good Cause for Motor Vehicle Franchise Termination Must Be Assessed at the Time of Decision Case: General Motors v. Nebraska Motor Vehicle Ind. Lic. Bd., 322 Neb. 578 Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska...
Candidate Standing Recognized; Inherited Domicile Defeats Facial Challenge to Nebraska’s Overseas-Voting Statute Case: Republican National Committee v. Evnen, 322 Neb. 612 (2026) Court: Supreme Court...
Nebraska Initiative Object Statements Must Identify Legal Character and Overall Purpose, Not Every Major Provision Case: Ullman v. Evnen, 322 Neb. 637 Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Decided:...
Later-Ripening Habeas Claims Avoid the Successive-Petition Bar, but Material Sentencing Differences Defeat Equal Protection Case: Eric D. Holmes v. Ron Neal, No. 23-2890 Court: United States Court of...
Expanded Injury Accounts and Missing Accessible Corroboration Support Denial of Immigration Relief Case: Baichao Li v. Todd Blanche, No. 26-3001 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Pervasive, Health-Threatening Prison Mold Violates Clearly Established Rights—But Each Official’s Deliberate Indifference Must Be Plausibly Pleaded Case: Paula Bailey v. Mich. Dep't of Corr., No....
A Locked Console Does Not Defeat the Firearm–Drug-Trafficking Enhancement When Access Is Reasonably Inferred Case: United States v. Tony Johnson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Stalking and Threats in Asylum Claims: Substantial-Evidence Review and the Threshold for Persecution Case: Alvarado-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 24-1447 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Minor-Role Reductions in Drug Cases: Primary Function Controls, Not Categorical Exclusions Case: United States v. Vizcaino Vizcaino Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...
Failure to File a UCC-1 Does Not Establish Automatic Malpractice: Florida’s Fact-Specific Standard and Contractual-Assent Requirements Case: Oasis Capital, LLC v. Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris &...
Loper Bright Does Not Revive the Treating-Physician Rule: Harner Remains Controlling in Social Security Disability Appeals Case: Richard Rigsbee v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner Court:...
Absolute Witness Immunity Bars a DNA-Evidence Claim Grounded Only in Trial Testimony Case: Sedrick Moore v. Jason Pearson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: October...
Plain-Feel Seizure: A Single Lawful Pat Can Establish Probable Cause Without Certainty Case: United States v. Christopher Brian Grant, No. 25-12590 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Preparatory Communications Can Establish Offense Commencement for the Fifteen-Year Criminal-History Lookback Case: United States v. Vincent Joseph Robusto Court: United States Court of Appeals for...