Supervisory Control Is Unavailable for Fact-Bound Property Disputes Where Final Appeal Provides an Adequate Remedy Case: R. Drollinger v. 6th Jud. District Court Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date:...
Continued Unwanted Contact After Notice Supports a Stalking Protection Order, but Creates No New Precedent Case: Mueller v. Haasch, 2026 MT 232N Court: Supreme Court of Montana Date: September 29,...
Hospital Safety Evidence Can Establish Title VII Undue Hardship for Denying a Religious Vaccine Exemption Case: Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
A Capital Defendant Who Restricts Mitigation Must Show He Would Have Allowed the Omitted Evidence Case: Nicholas Cody Tate v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison Court: United States...
Marriage of Exe: Disputed Marital Assets May Be Sold and Divided Without a Separate Child-Best-Interest Analysis Case: In re the Marriage of Exe, 2026 MT 231N Court: Supreme Court of Montana —...
Valid Lease Terms Displace Unjust Enrichment, and Retaliatory Eviction Requires Proof That Retaliation Was the Landlord’s Primary Motive Case: Chong v. Durkin, 2026 MP 10 Court: Supreme Court of the...
Post-Accident Repairs Alone Do Not Establish a Cruise Line’s Prior Constructive Notice Case: Darlene Wampole v. Carnival Corporation Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...
Federal Findings May Be Issue-Preclusive in Idaho Bar Discipline, and Knowing Misrepresentations Require Actual Suspension Case: State Bar v. Jeffrey Hepworth Court: Supreme Court of Idaho Date:...
No Plain-Error Relief for a Guidelines Misstatement When the Record Shows the Correct Range Controlled Case: United States v. Rodriques Humphrey Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Constructive Possession and a § 924(c) Nexus May Be Proven Through Control of Drug Premises, Trafficking Tools, and an Accessible Loaded Firearm Case: United States v. Javier Mares Court: United...
Knowing Tactical Failure to Raise an Available Argument Waives Appellate and Due Process Review Case: Gemini Insurance Company v. Bausch & Lomb Americas, Inc. Court: Supreme Court of Delaware Date:...
UIM Coverage Granted to a Scheduled Individual Cannot Be Withdrawn Based on Vehicle Ownership Case: Natalie Ayers v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company Court: Supreme Court of Delaware, sitting en...
Graduated Probation Sanctions Apply to Sentences Imposed After July 1, 2020, and Permit Consideration of Prior Nontechnical Violations Case: MCDANIEL (KENJUAN) v. STATE (CRIMINAL) Citation: 142 Nev.,...
Public Records Disclosure Cannot Circumvent Civil Discovery Privileges Case: Sprague River Cattle Co. v. State of Oregon, 375 Or 682 (2026) Court: Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc Date: October 1,...
Recent Contact Is Not Required for Character-for-Untruthfulness Opinion Testimony Commentary on State v. Solano, 375 Or 580 (2026) Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc — October 1, 2026 Introduction In...
Repeated Unexcused Failure to File Chapter 11 Operating Reports Constitutes Cause for Dismissal Case: Johnson & Dixie, LLC v. Office of the U.S. Trustee Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Principal Dismissal: No Automatic Right to the Pretermination Evidence File, and Later Reporting Does Not Excuse Discouraging a Mandatory Report Case: Steve Perrin v. Windham Southeast Supervisory...
Medical Battery Requires Unauthorized Treatment, Not Merely Inadequately Informed Consent Case: John Ford v. Marek Polomsky, MD and University of Vermont Medical Center, 2026 VT 44 Court: Supreme...
Contribution Credits in Vermont Partition Actions Are Not Subject to the Six-Year Civil Limitations Period Case: Craig Wich v. Laura Corcoran, 2026 VT 47 Court: Supreme Court of Vermont Date: October...
Present Parental Fitness Cannot Replace a Reasoned, Record-Based Best-Interests Analysis After a Prior Involuntary Termination Case: Office of the Child Advocate v. Blanchester, Kaytlyn and Dylen...