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Supplemental Federal Flood-Insurance Claims Require Amount-Specific Proofs of Loss

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Supplemental Federal Flood-Insurance Claims Require Amount-Specific Proofs of Loss Case: Bay Haven at Coco Bay Condominium Association, Inc v. Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest Court: United...

Codefendant Sentencing Comparisons Are Permissible Within an Individualized § 3553(a) Analysis

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Codefendant Sentencing Comparisons Are Permissible Within an Individualized § 3553(a) Analysis Case: United States v. Emmanuel Othello Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...

Material Loan Fraud Does Not Require Intended Economic Harm: United States v. Guerby Rene

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Material Loan Fraud Does Not Require Intended Economic Harm: United States v. Guerby Rene Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: October 23, 2026 Case: No. 24-13113...

Facial Challenges to Public-Education DEI Laws Require Application-by-Application Review

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Facial Challenges to Public-Education DEI Laws Require Application-by-Application Review Case: Jackson Fed of Tchr v. Fitch Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decided:...

FOIA Permits Prospective Online-Publication Injunctions to Remedy Ongoing Reading-Room Violations

Date: Oct 24, 2026

FOIA Permits Prospective Online-Publication Injunctions to Remedy Ongoing Reading-Room Violations Case: La Union v. FEMA, No. 24-40756 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...

Arguable Probable Cause Under an Ambiguous Curfew Supports Qualified Immunity

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Arguable Probable Cause Under an Ambiguous Curfew Supports Qualified Immunity Case: Rincon v. Ibarra, No. 25-40820 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision date: October...

Reconsideration Does Not Restart Insurance-Claim Limitations Unless the Insurer Withdraws or Changes Its Decision

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Reconsideration Does Not Restart Insurance-Claim Limitations Unless the Insurer Withdraws or Changes Its Decision Case: Mark Schnatzmeyer and Carole Sandlin v. State Farm Lloyds Court: United States...

CAT Deferral Cannot Rest on Speculative Chains of Harm: Clear-Error Review in Tuang v. Blanche

Date: Oct 24, 2026

CAT Deferral Cannot Rest on Speculative Chains of Harm: Clear-Error Review in Tuang v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October 22, 2026 Case: No. 25-60394...

A Pending Appeal Does Not Bar a Supervision Transfer That Leaves the Appealed Conditions Unchanged

Date: Oct 24, 2026

A Pending Appeal Does Not Bar a Supervision Transfer That Leaves the Appealed Conditions Unchanged United States v. Estrada, No. 25-50963, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 22, 2026....

Pleading Disability Discrimination: Social Awkwardness Alone Does Not Establish Disability-Based Exclusion

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Pleading Disability Discrimination: Social Awkwardness Alone Does Not Establish Disability-Based Exclusion Case: Zimmer v. Estrada, No. 26-10046 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...

Moreno v. Bondi: Diligence and Prejudice Requirements Limit Ineffective-Assistance Challenges to Removal Proceedings

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Moreno v. Bondi: Diligence and Prejudice Requirements Limit Ineffective-Assistance Challenges to Removal Proceedings Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 23, 2026...

United States v. Luker: Settled Law Forecloses a Certificate of Appealability on Ineffective-Assistance Claims

Date: Oct 24, 2026

United States v. Luker: Settled Law Forecloses a Certificate of Appealability on Ineffective-Assistance Claims Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 23, 2026 Case...

Attorney-of-Record Status Alone Does Not Establish Entitlement to a Full Contingent Fee

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Attorney-of-Record Status Alone Does Not Establish Entitlement to a Full Contingent Fee Case: Ernest Jarrett v. Dominic Archibald, No. 25-2100 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Adverse Credibility Findings Survive Translation-Based Challenges When Other Relevant Inconsistencies Remain

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Adverse Credibility Findings Survive Translation-Based Challenges When Other Relevant Inconsistencies Remain Case: Jecinta Tongka v. Todd Blanche, No. 25-3951 Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Assumed Wiretap Act Error Does Not Require Retrial When Independent Evidence Makes It Harmless

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Assumed Wiretap Act Error Does Not Require Retrial When Independent Evidence Makes It Harmless Case: United States v. Ashley Grayson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Date:...

Repeated Gunfire Toward an Occupied Vehicle Can Support the Other-Felony Sentencing Enhancement

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Repeated Gunfire Toward an Occupied Vehicle Can Support the Other-Felony Sentencing Enhancement Case: United States v. Dejon Boone Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Date:...

Coordinated Drug Delivery Supports Conspiracy Liability, and Customer-Reassuring Statements May Further the Conspiracy

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Coordinated Drug Delivery Supports Conspiracy Liability, and Customer-Reassuring Statements May Further the Conspiracy Case: United States v. Grady Chandler Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Firearm Enhancement May Apply Without a Drug Transaction at Arrest When the Evidence Establishes a Trafficking Nexus

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Firearm Enhancement May Apply Without a Drug Transaction at Arrest When the Evidence Establishes a Trafficking Nexus Case: United States v. Lee Logan Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Prison Medical-Care Claims Require More Than Treatment Disagreement and Conclusory Acquiescence

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Prison Medical-Care Claims Require More Than Treatment Disagreement and Conclusory Acquiescence Case: Robert James Piper v. Dr. Annie Caswell and Sheri McAfee-Garner, No. 26-1626 Court: United States...

State-Prison ADA Claims Require Separate Consideration of Congress’s Power to Abrogate Sovereign Immunity

Date: Oct 24, 2026

State-Prison ADA Claims Require Separate Consideration of Congress’s Power to Abrogate Sovereign Immunity Case: Troy Lewald v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, No. 25-2166, United States Court...