Documented Mental Illness Can Support Retroactive Suspension Despite Defective Withdrawal Case: In the Matter of Jeffrey Jackson Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: S26Y1385 Decided: October 14,...
Georgia Lawyer Discipline: Reinstatement Conditions May Be Refined Without Remand but Must Be Authorized Case: In the Matter of Robert David Arkin Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decision: October...
Disbarment After an Alford Felony Plea: Maintaining Innocence Is Not Automatic Aggravation Case: In the Matter of William Taylor Payne Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: No. S26Y1490 Decided:...
Corroborated Accomplice Eyewitness Testimony Is Direct Evidence Under Georgia Law Case: McMullin v. State, No. S26A0723 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026 Opinion: Justice...
Substitute Forensic Testimony: Outcome Prejudice and the Rule Against Double-Counting Identical Harm Case: Owens v. State, No. S26A0817 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
Failure of Self-Authentication Alone Does Not Authorize a State Appeal State v. Cook, No. S26A0898, Supreme Court of Georgia, decided October 14, 2026. Opinion by Justice Pinson; all Justices...
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...