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Motion for Summary Judgment Filed in Case Challenging Unlawful Search

The Second Amendment Foundation seeks summary judgment in Harrington v. Crawford, arguing an 18-year-old student's constitutional rights were violated after school officials search...

Jury Instructions-Harmless Error

Rice was charged after confronting a man, Stan, while carrying what appeared to be a real handgun but was actually an airsoft gun. Stan testified that Rice pointed the gun at him w...

The Hound of the Boilerplate Objections: Fischer v. Forrest

The Hound of the Boilerplate Objections: Fischer v. Forrestby Joshua Gilliland ...

The court’s clearly established problem

If a person is convicted of a crime in state court, they can petition a federal court for relief by claiming that their conviction violates the federal constitution. However, the f...

No Judiciary Law 487 Claim, But The Possibility of Termination For Cause

Williams v Biggs July 29, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is a long decision to read. Pro-se plaintiff loses most causes of action, but the final paragraphs prove to b...

Defamation-Common Interest Privilege

Robert Burrows Jr. and Roberta Kreuser alleged defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress from an alleged incident where restaurant employees reported that Kreuser...

Tension Between U.S. Supreme Court and Hawaii Supreme Court

Union Pacific conductor who recovered from stroke still posed ‘direct threat’ to safety, court rules

Under the ADA, the railway made an “objectively reasonable” decision to restrict the conductor from driving a train, the 8th Circuit held.

Judge Nixes Hawthorne Ask for Marshals to Clear Workers

The judge hearing the Hawthorne Race Course bankruptcy case has refused a blanket request to let U.S. Marshals forcibly evict backstretch residents.

Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Florida Division Chief’s ADA Failure-to-Accommodate Claim

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated an ADA failure-to-accommodate claim brought by a former division chief against the Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District. Divisio...

Supreme Court Debates Protective Placement Evidentiary Standards

A 4-3 decision elicited a concurrence and three dissents as the Wisconsin Supreme Court established the standard of review for protective placements – but the patient won't go home...

Court Affirmed The Granting Of A Plea To The Jurisdiction Where The Opponent To An Application To Appoint An Executor Ha...

No new trial for Coggins

JONESBORO — A federal judge Tuesday refused to grant former Hoxie Mayor Dennis Coggins a new trial in a sexual harassment lawsuit, and even criticized his attorney for asking, cour...

Court Finds Appeal of Dismissal of FOIA Lawsuit Frivolous

An Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of a public body in a FOIA lawsuit, finding the appeal frivolous in Tidwell v. Illinois Department of Corrections. A requester submitted...

State v. Farook and Concessions of Guilt by Counsel

The North Carolina Supreme Court held in State v. Farook, No. 457PA20-2, ___ N.C. ___ (August 14, 2026) (summarized here), that the proper analysis for most claims of ineffective a...