The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and sentence of Taylor D. Hunt, who was found unconscious at a stoplight with a handgun and baggies of suspected methamphetamine. Hunt had challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction for possession of methamphetamine and argued that his 12-year…
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Firefighter Pension Dispute Leads to Reversal in Alabama Appeals Court
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has overturned a lower court’s ruling in a contentious post-divorce battle over a former firefighter’s pension benefits, instructing the trial court to recalculate the ex-wife’s share based strictly on the original 2013 divorce decree. The appellate court found that the trial judge overstepped his…
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Paramount Escalates Warner Bros. Takeover Battle with Lawsuit and Proxy Fight
Paramount Skydance has taken a dramatic new step in its hostile takeover attempt of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) by filing a lawsuit and announcing plans to nominate directors to WBD’s board in an effort to influence key shareholder decisions. The legal and corporate maneuvering marks a significant escalation in a…
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Drug Dog Sniff at Apartment Door Crosses Constitutional Line, Appeals Court Rules
The Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision to suppress evidence seized from James Willie West’s apartment, ruling that using a drug-sniffing dog directly against his front door seal constituted an unconstitutional search. The ruling hinges on the idea that while police can generally use dogs in…
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Court Upholds Sentence in Fatal Shooting: Reckless Assault Qualifies as “Crime of Violence”
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the convictions and sentencing of Keion Lamonte Jemison, who was convicted in connection with the 2022 shooting death of Danny Dixson, Jr. The central issue on appeal was whether Jemison’s prior conviction for “reckless aggravated assault” qualified as a “crime of violence,”…
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Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Plea Deals Requiring Costs on Dismissed Charges
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that district courts lack the statutory authority to order defendants to pay costs associated with criminal charges that are ultimately dismissed as part of a plea agreement, even if the defendant explicitly agrees to this condition. In a significant ruling that impacts criminal plea…
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Idaho Supreme Court Upholds State Law Governing Medical Debt Collection Against Constitutional Attack
The Idaho Supreme Court has delivered a major ruling affirming the constitutionality of the Idaho Patient Act (IPA), a state law designed to regulate how healthcare providers collect debts from patients. The decision sides against Ridgeline Medical, LLC, which had challenged the law on multiple grounds, including violations of the…
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Judge Allows MPD Officer to Join Disability Discrimination Suit, But Only for Damages
A former District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer has been granted permission to join a major class-action lawsuit alleging disability discrimination, but the judge has placed a specific limitation on his involvement: he can only pursue individual monetary damages, not the broader injunctive relief sought by the class.…
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Military Pension Oversight: Dissenting Judge Blasts Trial Court for Ignoring Marital Asset
The Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal issued a brief, unanimous ruling affirming a lower court’s final judgment in a dissolution of marriage case involving Kristina Harris and Jermaine Harris. However, the seemingly routine affirmation was immediately complicated by a sharp dissent from Judge Smith, who argued that the trial…
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Ninth Circuit Rules: Class Members Must Show Standing Evidence at Summary Judgment in Damages Cases
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a significant ruling clarifying the standing requirements for class action lawsuits seeking monetary damages, particularly in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in *TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez*. The appellate panel reversed a lower court’s decision, determining that while unnamed…