Phillips v. Ivey: Declaratory Relief Cannot Replace Certiorari Review of Parole and Prison-Administration Decisions Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Date: October 16, 2026 Case number: SC-2026-0100...
Venue Challenges Require Prompt Resolution Before Merits Discovery, Even Without a Trial Deadline Case: Ex parte UOP, LLC; Honeywell International, Inc.; and Mark Smith Underlying action: Southern...
Police Officers’ Defense-of-Persons Immunity Must Be Assessed Under § 13A-3-23 Case: Ex parte Mac Bailey Marquette, in re: State of Alabama v. Mac Bailey Marquette Court: Supreme Court of Alabama...
Routine Police Patrol Qualifies for State-Agent Immunity Under Alabama’s Pre-2025 Framework Case: Ex parte Alonzo Cornelius Coleman IV and The City of Birmingham, arising from Angel Morales Cuin’s...
Retaliatory Discharge: Disputed Decisionmaking and Evidence of Fabricated Grounds Can Defeat Judgment as a Matter of Law Case: Envoy Air, Inc. v. Jada Creagh, SC-2025-0022 Court: Supreme Court of...
Unexplained Invoice Dates Do Not Satisfy Mississippi’s Construction-Lien Date Requirement Case: Cuevas Machine Company, Inc. v. Calgon Carbon Corporation Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Decided:...
Conservatorships Survive Adulthood Without a Termination Order, but Participation Can Waive Defective Service Case: E.K.W. v. Prentiss County Department of Child Protection Services Court: Supreme...
No Manifest Injustice Where a Later Continuance Allows a Second Mental-Health Evaluation Commentary on Howard v. State of Mississippi Supreme Court of Mississippi · No. 2025-KA-01355-SCT · October...
Missing Written Jury Instructions Do Not Alone Require Reversal When a Supplemented Record Establishes Complete Instructions Case: Carr v. State of Mississippi Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi...
Premises-Safety Experts Must Demonstrate Field-Specific Expertise and Reliable Methods Case: Park Wind Apartments, LLC v. Mayze Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi, en banc Decision: October 15, 2026...
School-Board Book Removals Under Existing Policies: Administrative Acts Outside Legislative Privilege Case: Pen American Center, Inc. v. Carissa Bergosh Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Applying Existing School-Library Policies Is Administrative: Limits on Legislative Privilege for Book-Removal Votes Case: Pen American Center, Inc. v. Kevin Adams Court: United States Court of...
Georgia Official Immunity: Evidence-Only Disputes Cannot Support an Immediate Appeal Case: Bordeau Metals, LLC v. Jamie McCord Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date:...
Younger Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice; Absolute Immunity Bars Damages for Protected Judicial and Prosecutorial Acts Case: Derrel Thomas v. Kurt Hitzemann, No. 25-13693 Court: United States...
Bankruptcy Does Not Automatically Stay a Debtor-Initiated Lawsuit: Pleading and Amendment Limits in Myers Case: Gregory Myers v. U.S. Bank National Association Court: United States Court of Appeals...
A Debtor’s Own Lawsuit Is Not Automatically Stayed by Bankruptcy: Pleading and Amendment Limits in Myers Case: Gregory Myers v. U.S. Bank National Association Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Rooker–Feldman’s Narrow Reach: Independent Constitutional Challenges to State Postconviction Procedures Case: Raymond Greene v. Wesley Pipes Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Breach Claims Require an Operative Contractual Duty: Preserving Alternative Theories and Requests to Amend Case: Thomas E. Beeson and Donna L. Beeson v. Continental Properties Company, Inc. and...
Cumulative Credibility Defects and Nigerian Citizenship by Descent in Immigration Proceedings Case: Frank Joel Achu Tsi v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...
An Obvious Medical Need Requires No Separate Showing of Grossly Inadequate Care Persistent ineffective treatment and the limits of summary judgment in prison medical-care litigation Case: Joshua...