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Candidate Standing Recognized; Inherited Domicile Defeats Facial Challenge to Nebraska’s Overseas-Voting Statute

Date: Oct 17, 2026

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

Date: Oct 17, 2026

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

Date: Oct 17, 2026

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

Date: Oct 17, 2026

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 Prison Mold and Clearly Established Rights: Defendant-Specific Facts Are Essential

Date: Oct 17, 2026

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

Date: Oct 17, 2026

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

Date: Oct 16, 2026

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...

Minor-Role Reductions in Drug Cases: Primary Function Controls, Not Categorical Exclusions

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Minor-Role Reductions in Drug Cases: Primary Function Controls, Not Categorical Exclusions Case: United States v. Vizcaino Vizcaino Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...

Failure to File a UCC-1 Does Not Establish Automatic Malpractice: Florida’s Fact-Specific Standard and Contractual-Assent Requirements

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Failure to File a UCC-1 Does Not Establish Automatic Malpractice: Florida’s Fact-Specific Standard and Contractual-Assent Requirements Case: Oasis Capital, LLC v. Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris &...

Loper Bright Does Not Revive the Treating-Physician Rule: Harner Remains Controlling in Social Security Disability Appeals

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Loper Bright Does Not Revive the Treating-Physician Rule: Harner Remains Controlling in Social Security Disability Appeals Case: Richard Rigsbee v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner Court:...

Absolute Witness Immunity Bars a DNA-Evidence Claim Grounded Only in Trial Testimony

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Absolute Witness Immunity Bars a DNA-Evidence Claim Grounded Only in Trial Testimony Case: Sedrick Moore v. Jason Pearson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: October...

Plain-Feel Seizure: A Single Lawful Pat Can Establish Probable Cause Without Certainty

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Plain-Feel Seizure: A Single Lawful Pat Can Establish Probable Cause Without Certainty Case: United States v. Christopher Brian Grant, No. 25-12590 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Preparatory Communications Can Establish Offense Commencement for the Fifteen-Year Criminal-History Lookback

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Preparatory Communications Can Establish Offense Commencement for the Fifteen-Year Criminal-History Lookback Case: United States v. Vincent Joseph Robusto Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Political Harassment, Asylum’s Substantial-Evidence Standard, and Mandatory Exhaustion of Torture Claims

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Political Harassment, Asylum’s Substantial-Evidence Standard, and Mandatory Exhaustion of Torture Claims Case: Fidel Ernesto Armas Riveron v. U.S. Attorney General Court: United States Court of...

Interim Lawyer Suspension: Alleged Misconduct and Serious-Harm Risk Warrant a Show-Cause Response

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Interim Lawyer Suspension: Alleged Misconduct and Serious-Harm Risk Warrant a Show-Cause Response Case: Matter of the Commission on Practice (no formal complaint), concerning Tad J. Quinn Court:...

SEC Preliminary Injunctions After Starbucks: Winter’s Four Factors and Tailored Asset Freezes

Date: Oct 16, 2026

SEC Preliminary Injunctions After Starbucks: Winter’s Four Factors and Tailored Asset Freezes Case: USSEC v. Reven Holdings Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October...

SEC Preliminary Injunctions Require the Four Winter Factors, with Heightened Proof for Status-Quo-Altering Relief

Date: Oct 16, 2026

SEC Preliminary Injunctions Require the Four Winter Factors, with Heightened Proof for Status-Quo-Altering Relief Case: USSEC v. Reven Holdings Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth...

Indian Status Is a Defendant-Proved Affirmative Defense Under § 1152 When the Victim Is Indian

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Indian Status Is a Defendant-Proved Affirmative Defense Under § 1152 When the Victim Is Indian Case: United States v. Hebert, consolidated with United States v. Ruiz, Nos. 24-7030 and 24-2128 Court:...

Uniform Record-Based Appeals from Montana’s Limited-Jurisdiction Courts: Access, Security, and Protective-Order Safeguards

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Uniform Record-Based Appeals from Montana’s Limited-Jurisdiction Courts: Access, Security, and Protective-Order Safeguards Court: Supreme Court of Montana Matter: MONTANA UNIFORM LIMITED JURISDICTION...

Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Eliminate Foreclosure Rights: Limits on Good-Faith and Consumer-Protection Claims

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Eliminate Foreclosure Rights: Limits on Good-Faith and Consumer-Protection Claims Case: Wigfall-Campbell v. Community Loan Servicing Court: United States Court of...