Habeas Relief Requires Illegal Restraint, and Weller’s Future Challenges Require Prior Leave Case: S. Weller v. J. Williams Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date: October 13, 2026 Docket: OP 26-0554...
Early, Incidental Consent Requests May Remain Lawful During Traffic Stops Motivated by Drug Investigations Case: State v. C. Idhen, 2026 MT 246, No. DA 24-0551 Court: Supreme Court of Montana...
Jury-Trial Waiver Defects Under Plain-Error Review: A Nonprecedential Application of Montana Law Case: State v. J. Bernard, 2026 MT 249N, No. DA 24-0275 Court: Supreme Court of Montana Decided:...
MS4 Permit Duties Do Not Create County Regulatory Power: Lawful Compliance and the Federal-Statute Exception Case: Yellowstone County v. MTDEQ, 2026 MT 242, No. DA 25-0710 Court: Supreme Court of...
Pharmacy Professional-Services Exclusions Reach Compounded-Drug Product Claims; Clear Policy Terms Can Bar Negligent-Procurement Recovery Case: OMS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Nationwide Property and Casualty...
Pre-Amendment At-Will Police Employment Agreements Survive Arizona’s 2022 Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights Amendment Case: BLUNT v. TOWN OF GILBERT Court: Supreme Court of the State of Arizona Filed:...
Valid Irrevocable Trust Assets Remain Outside Equitable Distribution Despite Tax Ownership and Administrative Control Case: C.S. v R.H., 2026 NY Slip Op 05849 Court: Appellate Division, First...
Concealing Judicial Delays Is Dishonest Misconduct, Not Merely Administrative Neglect Case: In Re Thomas D. Wilson, Judge Court: Supreme Court of Michigan Date: October 9, 2026 Proceedings: SC No....
Electors Retain Standing to Enforce Election Duties, but Delay Can Defeat Ballot-Removal Mandamus Case: State ex rel. Koebel v. Erie Cty. Bd. of Elections, Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3999, Supreme...
Reckless-Driving Manslaughter: Adequate Mens Rea Instructions Can Make a Separate Unconsciousness Instruction Unnecessary Case: State v. Carlson, 322 Neb. 547 Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska...
A Disciplinary Complaint Alone Does Not Disqualify Appointed Counsel: State v. Castellaw Supreme Court of Nebraska · 322 Neb. 555 · October 9, 2026 The decision also clarifies that an outstanding...
State v. Nolan: Contemporaneous Law and Reasonable Investigation Limits Govern Ineffective-Assistance Claims Supreme Court of Nebraska · 322 Neb. 525 · October 9, 2026 1. Introduction In State v....
Tennessee Sex-Trafficking Law Reaches Adult Officers Posing as Minors Without Proof of Coercion or Deception Case: State of Tennessee v. Anthony Cornelius Baylis Court: Supreme Court of Tennessee...
Prior Clemency Access Remains Sufficient After Resentencing; Nonretroactive Hall Claims Cannot Be Revived Through Successive Habeas Review Case: William Lee Thompson v. State of Florida & William Lee...
Party Nominees Are Not Public Officers: Quo Warranto Cannot Challenge a Nomination Before the General Election Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Case: State of Alabama ex rel. Brook Lynn Dorgan and...
Knowing, Repeated Online Sales Establish Specific Jurisdiction Despite Home-State Choice-of-Law Terms Case: AF, LLC v. Nessel Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Decision date: October 8, 2026...
Repairable Firearms Remain Regulated: Present Operability Is Not Required for Guam’s Identification and Registration Offenses Case: People of Guam v. D.J. Tosiuo, 2026 Guam 12 Court: Supreme Court of...
Contractual Government Service Alone Does Not Authorize an Interlocutory Immunity Appeal Case: CONDUENT STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC v. M&M ORTHODONTICS, PA; DIANA MALONE, DDS; AND SCOTT MALONE, DDS Court:...
Limits on Greenwashing Liability: Comparative Fuel Claims and the Consumer-Sale Nexus Under New York City Law Case: City of New York v Exxon Mobil Corp., 2026 NY Slip Op 05851 Court: Supreme Court,...
Negligent Hiring, Retention, and Supervision: A Trust-Building Studio Visit Alone Does Not Establish the Employment Nexus Case: M.P. v Cosby, 2026 NY Slip Op 05859 Court: Appellate Division, First...