The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to rehear a case that has raised significant questions about the President’s authority to deploy the National Guard in American cities. The case, *Newsom v. Trump*, involves a dispute over the deployment of the California National Guard to Los Angeles…
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Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights; Mother’s Absence Doesn’t Change Outcome
The Arkansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision to terminate the parental rights of Madalene Benavides. The ruling centers on Benavides’s appeal, which argued that the Lonoke County Circuit Court abused its discretion by denying her request for a postponement of the termination hearing. The Background of…
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Appeal Dismissed: Court Rules Case Against Estate is Moot
The Arkansas Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by La’Tona McDonnell against the Estate of Hervie Wayne Chance, Sr., deeming the case “moot.” This means the court decided that any ruling it made would have no practical effect because the Estate had already been closed and its assets…
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Oscar vs. Lafferty: Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Parentage Ruling
The Delaware Supreme Court has weighed in on a family law case, affirming a lower court’s decision regarding the parentage of a child. The core issue revolved around a man, Larry Lafferty, seeking to be legally recognized as the father of a child, Audrey, despite the child’s mother, Kelly Oscar,…
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Court Reverses Dismissal of Battery Appeal, Citing Procedural Error
On October 22, 2025, the Arkansas Court of Appeals overturned a decision by the Carroll County Circuit Court that had dismissed Jediah Ryan Haley’s appeal of a third-degree battery conviction. The appellate court found that the circuit court erred in dismissing the appeal based on a technicality related to the…
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Supreme Court Upholds Commitment of Sexually Dangerous Individual
In a recent decision, the North Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling, upholding the commitment of Edward Skorick as a sexually dangerous individual. Skorick, who has a history of sex offenses, had appealed the district court’s denial of his petition for discharge from the North Dakota State…
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Neighbors at Odds: Court Weighs in on Gravel Road Dispute
A recent ruling from the Indiana Court of Appeals sheds light on a property dispute between neighbors over the use of a gravel road. The case, *GSE Realty LLC, Gordon D. Emmert and Stacey I. Emmert v. Leslie R. Miller*, involves a disagreement over a private road called Lazy Lane,…
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Solar Panel Scam Leaves Senior Citizen in Debt: Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against Lenders
A recent ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit highlights a troubling case of alleged fraud involving a senior citizen, “free” solar panels, and a hefty loan. The court affirmed the lower court’s decision to dismiss claims against the lenders involved, finding that the plaintiff,…
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Court Rules on Investor’s Claims, Partially Upholding Dismissal
The Indiana Court of Appeals has weighed in on a case involving an investor, Donna Wagner, and her claims against Mark Christopher Perry and Brokers International Financial Services, LLC (BIFS). The court largely upheld the trial court’s decision to dismiss Wagner’s claims, but it reversed the dismissal concerning her claim…
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Headline: Court Upholds Adoption Plan, Citing Father’s Lack of Progress and Past History
The Oregon Court of Appeals has sided with the Department of Human Services (ODHS) in a case involving a father, T.R.P., and his daughter, H. The court affirmed a juvenile court’s decision to change the permanency plan for H. from reunification with her father to adoption. This decision came after…