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Resolved Benefits Delays and Inadequately Supported Reopening Relief Leave a Section 1983 Appeal Moot

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Resolved Benefits Delays and Inadequately Supported Reopening Relief Leave a Section 1983 Appeal Moot Case: Johnson v. Reed Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Decision: October 23, 2026 Case number:...

Unchanged Guidelines Ranges and Individualized Findings Can Sustain Statutory-Maximum Sentences

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Unchanged Guidelines Ranges and Individualized Findings Can Sustain Statutory-Maximum Sentences Case: United States v. Jordan Dodd, No. 25-3557 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Restitution-Only Challenges Do Not Toll AEDPA’s Federal Habeas Deadline

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Restitution-Only Challenges Do Not Toll AEDPA’s Federal Habeas Deadline Case: Brett Cormier v. Florida Department of Corrections Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...

Race-Specific Campaign-Finance Challenges Become Moot When Effective Relief Ends and Recurrence Is Speculative

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Race-Specific Campaign-Finance Challenges Become Moot When Effective Relief Ends and Recurrence Is Speculative Case: Safe Affordable Georgia, Inc. v. Chairman of the State Ethics Commission, No....

Maine’s Foreclosure-Notice Protections Extend to Matured Loans and Judicially Established Equitable Mortgagors

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Maine’s Foreclosure-Notice Protections Extend to Matured Loans and Judicially Established Equitable Mortgagors Case: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Bowden Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Section 922(g)(3) Survives Facial Challenge, but Hemani Requires Reconsideration of Guilty-Plea Withdrawal

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Section 922(g)(3) Survives Facial Challenge, but Hemani Requires Reconsideration of Guilty-Plea Withdrawal Case: United States v. David Gibson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...

Holley v. Lepak: Hypothetical Injury from an Unpassed Ballot Initiative Does Not Establish Article III Standing

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Holley v. Lepak: Hypothetical Injury from an Unpassed Ballot Initiative Does Not Establish Article III Standing Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Decided: October 26, 2026...

Written Plea Terms Control Appeal-Waiver Exceptions for Sentences Above an Agreed Range

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Written Plea Terms Control Appeal-Waiver Exceptions for Sentences Above an Agreed Range Case: United States v. Roberts Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: October 26,...

Reinstatement Orders Remain Reviewable After Riley, but Equitable Tolling Requires an Extraordinary Obstacle to Timely Filing

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Reinstatement Orders Remain Reviewable After Riley, but Equitable Tolling Requires an Extraordinary Obstacle to Timely Filing Case: Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Blanche, No. 25-9559 Court: United States...

Compilation Copyright Alone Does Not Confer Ownership of Individual Contributions

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Compilation Copyright Alone Does Not Confer Ownership of Individual Contributions Case: Center for Gestalt Development, Inc. v. Charles Bowman Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...

A State Court’s Failure to Remedy an Administrative Injury Does Not Trigger Rooker–Feldman

Date: Oct 27, 2026

A State Court’s Failure to Remedy an Administrative Injury Does Not Trigger Rooker–Feldman Case: Mary Jane Sweet Spot, LLC v. City of Blue Island Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...

Obscenity May Be Proved Without the Images: Circumstantial Evidence and Deleted Digital Media

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Obscenity May Be Proved Without the Images: Circumstantial Evidence and Deleted Digital Media Case: United States v. Dan Waeckerle, Jr. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...

Probable Cause Does Not Alone Establish Ohio Employee Immunity Against an Abuse-of-Process Claim

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Probable Cause Does Not Alone Establish Ohio Employee Immunity Against an Abuse-of-Process Claim Case: F. Dyann McDowell v. Bd. of Trs. for Perry Twp. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

People v. Ball: Vehicle-Occupant Firearm Brandishing Requires Objective Fear, Not Actual Fear

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Vehicle-Occupant Firearm Brandishing Requires Objective Fear, Not Proof of Actual Fear Case: People v. Ball, No. S292969 Court: Supreme Court of California Decision date: October 26, 2026 Opinion:...

Angel v. Mullin: No Automatic Constitutional Right to a Bond Hearing Under § 1225(b)(2)(A)

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Angel v. Mullin: No Automatic Constitutional Right to a Bond Hearing Under § 1225(b)(2)(A) Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, en banc Date: October 23, 2026 Consolidated...

Lucio v. Brownsville ISD: Official-Duty Expression and Criminal-Case Use Limit Constitutional Retaliation and Self-Incrimination Claims

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Official-Duty Expression and Criminal-Case Use: The Constitutional Limits Applied in Lucio v. Brownsville ISD Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision: October 23, 2026...

No Automatic Bond Hearings for Unadmitted Noncitizens: Due Process Under § 1225(b)(2)(A)

Date: Oct 27, 2026

No Automatic Bond Hearings for Unadmitted Noncitizens: Due Process Under § 1225(b)(2)(A) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, en banc — October 23, 2026 Case: The supplied opinion...

Identifiable Health-Related Website Tracking Can Establish Privacy Injury and Survive Dismissal

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Identifiable Health-Related Website Tracking Can Establish Privacy Injury and Survive Dismissal Case: Rand v. Eyemart Express Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October...

Unadmitted Residents Have No Automatic Constitutional Right to Bond Hearings Pending Removal

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Unadmitted Residents Have No Automatic Constitutional Right to Bond Hearings Pending Removal Sosnava Rodriguez v. Vergara United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, en banc October 23,...

LLC-Only Insurance Does Not Cover an Owner’s Personal Income Loss: Capacity, Proof, and Summary Judgment

Date: Oct 27, 2026

LLC-Only Insurance Does Not Cover an Owner’s Personal Income Loss: Capacity, Proof, and Summary Judgment Case: Ward v. State Farm Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision...