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Roadside Evasion During an Ongoing Drug Conspiracy Is Nontestimonial: United States v. Brown

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Roadside Evasion During an Ongoing Drug Conspiracy Is Nontestimonial: United States v. Brown Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October 20, 2026 Appeals: Nos. 25-40300...

Individualized CAT Claims, Discretionary Severance, and Appellate Briefing Waiver: Chilingarian v. Blanche

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Individualized CAT Claims, Discretionary Severance, and Appellate Briefing Waiver Case: Chilingarian v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 20, 2026...

Public-Employee Retaliation Claims: Public Criticism of Unauthorized Spending Need Not Be Pleaded Verbatim

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Public-Employee Retaliation Claims: Public Criticism of Unauthorized Spending Need Not Be Pleaded Verbatim Case: Stimatze v. Board of Commissioners Geary County, Kansas Court: United States Court of...

Section 1983 Claims Require Specific Facts; Jurisdictional Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Section 1983 Claims Require Specific Facts; Jurisdictional Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice Case: Jarvis Roberts v. State of Pennsylvania, No. 25-2051 Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Pennsylvania’s Discovery Rule: Notice of a Breach Is Not Necessarily Notice of Investment Injury

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Pennsylvania’s Discovery Rule: Notice of a Breach Is Not Necessarily Notice of Investment Injury Case: John Grove v. MML Investors Services, LLC and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, No....

Form 1099-C Does Not Itself Cancel Mortgage Debt or Override Conditional Forgiveness Terms

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Form 1099-C Does Not Itself Cancel Mortgage Debt or Override Conditional Forgiveness Terms Case: Dworman v. PHH Mortgage Services, No. 25-1407 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First...

Clarifying the Firearm–Drug Nexus: Supplemental Instructions and Alternative-Sentence Review

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Clarifying the Firearm–Drug Nexus: Supplemental Instructions and Alternative-Sentence Review Case: United States v. Michael Kendrick Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...

Good-Faith Reliance on a Surviving Spouse’s Instructions Supports Funeral-Home Immunity Under Georgia Law

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Good-Faith Reliance on a Surviving Spouse’s Instructions Supports Funeral-Home Immunity Under Georgia Law Case: Raquel Downing v. Cook Brothers Funeral Directors Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Meme-Stock Evidence Must Be Weighed in Securities Class Certification: Market-Efficiency Factors Are Not a Checklist

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Meme-Stock Evidence Must Be Weighed in Securities Class Certification: Market-Efficiency Factors Are Not a Checklist Case: Bozorgi v. Cassava Sciences Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

A Clear Below-Deductible Denial Starts Texas Insurance Limitations; Reinspection Alone Does Not Restart the Clock

Date: Oct 23, 2026

A Clear Below-Deductible Denial Starts Texas Insurance Limitations; Reinspection Alone Does Not Restart the Clock Case: NFI Apartment Management, L.L.C. v. Third Coast Insurance Company Court: United...

Deceptive Roadside Statements Furthering an Ongoing Drug Conspiracy Are Nontestimonial

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Deceptive Roadside Statements Furthering an Ongoing Drug Conspiracy Are Nontestimonial Case: United States v. Nero, consolidated with the appeal of Quanita Sherries Brown Court: United States Court...

BIA May Screen New CAT Evidence for Reliability Without Resolving Disputed Facts

Date: Oct 23, 2026

BIA May Screen New CAT Evidence for Reliability Without Resolving Disputed Facts Zahid v. Blanche United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 20, 2026 | Nos. 25-60296 and 25-60524...

BIA May Screen New Evidence for Reliability Without Impermissible Factfinding in CAT Remand Motions

Date: Oct 23, 2026

BIA May Screen New Evidence for Reliability Without Impermissible Factfinding in CAT Remand Motions Zahid v. Blanche — United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 20, 2026; Nos....

Individual CAT Eligibility, BIA Severance, and Appellate Briefing Waiver: Chilingarian v. Blanche

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Individual CAT Eligibility Permits Separate Disposition of Family Claims; Inadequate Briefing Forecloses Appellate Review Case: Chilingarian v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Family Ties Do Not Create Derivative CAT Protection: Individualized Risk, Severance, and Appellate Waiver

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Family Ties Do Not Create Derivative CAT Protection: Individualized Risk, Severance, and Appellate Waiver Case: Chilingarian v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...

No New Six-Month Presumption for Immigration Re-Detention: Enforcing Prompt-Interview Safeguards

Date: Oct 23, 2026

No New Six-Month Presumption for Immigration Re-Detention: Enforcing Prompt-Interview Safeguards Case: Abedi v. Carter, No. 25-3179 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...

Prior Personal-Injury and Consortium Judgments Do Not Preclude a Later-Accruing Ohio Wrongful-Death Claim Under the FTCA

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Prior Personal-Injury and Consortium Judgments Do Not Preclude a Later-Accruing Ohio Wrongful-Death Claim Under the FTCA Beverly Mowry v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Isolated Rebukes and Speculative Fears Do Not Establish § 1981 Retaliation or Constructive Discharge

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Isolated Rebukes and Speculative Fears Do Not Establish § 1981 Retaliation or Constructive Discharge Case: Cheryl Burton v. Centre College of Ky. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Michigan’s Third-Party-Crime Rule Bars Fitting-Room Design Claims Based on Criminal Voyeurism

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Michigan’s Third-Party-Crime Rule Bars Fitting-Room Design Claims Based on Criminal Voyeurism Case: Dannica Alling v. Target Corp., No. 26-1192 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

ERISA Death Benefits: Reasonable Proof-of-Loss Requirements Support Denial of Prejudgment Interest

Date: Oct 23, 2026

ERISA Death Benefits: Reasonable Proof-of-Loss Requirements Support Denial of Prejudgment Interest Case: Robert Williamson, Jr. v. Ana Lunar, No. 25-5790 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...