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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...

Contract Immunity Under the WGCA: Ambiguous Lease Reservations Do Not Justify Dismissal

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Contract Immunity Under the WGCA: Ambiguous Lease Reservations Do Not Justify Dismissal Case: Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport Board v. GateOne Gillette, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company...

Successor Judges May Reconsider Prior Rulings Under Law-of-the-Case Exceptions

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Successor Judges May Reconsider Prior Rulings Under Law-of-the-Case Exceptions Commentary on CASTILLO (ZION) v. STATE (CRIMINAL), 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 66 Supreme Court of Nevada · October 22,...

Substantive Guidance to a Deliberating Juror Requires the Defendant’s Presence Despite Counsel’s Consent

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Substantive Guidance to a Deliberating Juror Requires the Defendant’s Presence Despite Counsel’s Consent People v Anderson, 2026 NY Slip Op 06169 — Appellate Division, Third Department, October 22,...

Fiduciary Concealment May Estop Reliance on New York’s Spousal-Election Deadlines

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Fiduciary Concealment May Estop Reliance on New York’s Spousal-Election Deadlines Matter of Giurdanella, 2026 NY Slip Op 06234 Appellate Division, First Department — October 22, 2026 Majority opinion...

Reasonable Suspicion Before a Visible Weapon: Context and Concealment Cues Can Justify a Firearm-Related Stop

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Reasonable Suspicion Before a Visible Weapon: Context and Concealment Cues Can Justify a Firearm-Related Stop Case: United States v. Car'Don Omoefe Ozomaro Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Prior Terminations Do Not Foreclose an Improvement Period Supported by Demonstrated Rehabilitation and Lawful Treatment

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Prior Terminations Do Not Foreclose an Improvement Period Supported by Demonstrated Rehabilitation and Lawful Treatment Case: In re W.J. Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decided:...

Child Support Requires Fair Notice; Civil Contempt Requires an Unequivocal Command

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Child Support Requires Fair Notice; Civil Contempt Requires an Unequivocal Command Case: Matter of Vera Y. v Joshua Y., 2026 NY Slip Op 06179 Court: Appellate Division, Third Department, Supreme...

Foreclosure Standing: Unendorsed Notes and Allonges Without Proof of Attachment at Commencement Cannot Support Summary Judgment

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Foreclosure Standing: Unendorsed Notes and Allonges Without Proof of Attachment at Commencement Cannot Support Summary Judgment Case: U.S. Bank N.A. v Sukljian, 2026 NY Slip Op 06191 Court: Appellate...

Unreserved Payments Under a Lower-Deductible Determination Can Waive a Higher Insurance Deductible

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Unreserved Payments Under a Lower-Deductible Determination Can Waive a Higher Insurance Deductible Case: First Solar Electric LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Company Court: United States Court of...

Co-Conspirator Relevant Conduct Can Support the Drug-Premises Sentencing Enhancement

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Co-Conspirator Relevant Conduct Can Support the Drug-Premises Sentencing Enhancement Case: United States v. Torri McLaurin, No. 24-11532 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...

Foreseeable Pleading Risks and SEC Disclosures: Limits on Amendment and Delayed Securities-Fraud Claims

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Foreseeable Pleading Risks and SEC Disclosures: Limits on Amendment and Delayed Securities-Fraud Claims Case: MW Gestion v. 1Globe Capital LLC Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First...

Incorporated Attachments and Curtilage Can Sustain Residential Search Warrants Against § 1983 Challenges

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Incorporated Attachments and Curtilage Can Sustain Residential Search Warrants Against § 1983 Challenges Case: Kevin Bain v. Brandon McCord, No. 25-11088 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Cumulative Harassment Review and Retaliation Pleading After a Short Suspension: Dyer v. New Orleans City

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Cumulative Harassment Review and Retaliation Pleading After a Short Suspension Case: Dyer v. New Orleans City Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision date: October 21,...