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Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Eighth Amendment Claim Against Corrections Secretary
Teryleisha Wright v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, ...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Miranda Not Required
State v. Lawrence, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's s...
Voluntary Statements Admissible Despite Lack of Miranda Warnings
State v. Lewis, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's stat...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Not Custodial
State v. Woods, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's stat...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Conviction Affirmed
Ming v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's mo...
Industrial Loan Companies Lack Standing to Challenge National Bank Act's Interest Rate Provision
National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser, decided by Tenth Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a law...
Confession Admissible Despite Defendant's Mental State
Davini v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the...
Voluntary Statements Admissible Despite Arrest Circumstances
People v. Cole, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's statem...
Intoxication Doesn't Invalidate Confession, Ohio Court Rules
State v. Koonce, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's st...
Voluntary Statements Admissible Despite Lengthy Detention
State v. Baker, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's sta...
Statements to Police Deemed Voluntary, Miranda Not Required
State v. Higgins, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that the defendant's s...
Ohio Court Upholds Vehicle Forfeiture in Drug Case
This case involves a dispute over whether the state of Ohio could seize a vehicle used in a drug-related crime. The owner of the vehicle, Mr. Bailey, argued that the forfeiture of his car was an exces...
Ohio Court Upholds Vehicle Forfeiture in Drug Case
This case involves a dispute over whether the state of Ohio could seize a vehicle used in a drug-related crime. The owner of the vehicle, Mr. Garee, argued that the forfeiture of his car was an excess...
Excessive Force Claim Dismissed: Inmate Fails to Prove Deliberate Indifference
Richards v. Cuyahoga Cty. Corr. Ctr. Warden Shemo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the correctional center...
Appellate Court Reinstates Excessive Force and Negligence Claims Against Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Officer
This case involves Mr. Thomas, who sued the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and Officer Pregno, alleging that Officer Pregno used excessive force against him during an arrest. Thomas claimed tha...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Clark County School District's Student Speech Policy, Upholding First Amendment Rights
This case involves the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU) suing the Clark County School District (CCSD) over its policy regarding student speech, specifically the distribution of non-scho...
Oregon Court of Appeals Affirms Firearm Conviction, Upholding Exclusion of Alternative Perpetrator Evidence
This case, State v. De Witt Simons, involved Mr. Simons appealing his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm. The core issue revolved around whether the trial court made a mistake by not allo...
Texas appeals court upholds warrantless vehicle search based on probable cause
In Re Jesus Ybarra, Relator v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a trial court erred in denying a...
Voter's Challenge to Florida Ballot Order Statute Dismissed Due to Lack of Standing
This case involves Joaquin Avila, who sued Pamela Bondi, the Attorney General of Florida, alleging that Florida's ballot order statute violates the First Amendment. Avila, a voter, argued that placing...
Fifth Circuit Blocks Intuit's Attempt to Halt FTC Deceptive Advertising Case, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction
This case involves Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC had issued an administrative complaint against Intuit, alleging that Intuit engaged in deceptive adver...
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules Warrantless Cell Phone Tower Location Data for Over Six Hours is Unconstitutional; Reverses One Murder Conviction, Upholds Another Due to Harmless Error
This case involves two separate appeals, Commonwealth v. Psikarakis and Commonwealth v. Smith, both concerning the admissibility of evidence obtained from cell phone tower location information (CTLI) ...
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Right to Jury Trial for Continued Involuntary Mental Health Commitment
This case involves M.E., who was involuntarily committed to a state mental hospital after being found not guilty by reason of insanity for a crime. The state sought to continue his commitment, arguing...
Appellate Court Reverses, Upholds Texas Franchise Tax on Interstate Pipeline Operator
This case involves Nustar Energy, L.P.'s challenge to a Texas state tax assessment. Nustar, an interstate pipeline operator, argued that the Comptroller of Public Accounts incorrectly calculated its s...
Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Concealed Carry Permit Denial
This case involves Sufiyan, who sued Attorney General Bondi, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when he was denied a concealed carry permit. Sufiyan claimed that the denial infringe...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Canku Martinez's Assault Conviction, Upholding District Court's Rulings on Evidence and Statements
This case involved Canku Martinez, who was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Martinez appealed his conviction, arguing that...
Florida Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction but Vacates Death Sentence for Michael L. King, Remanding for New Penalty Phase
This case involves Michael L. King, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. The Florida Supreme Court reviewed his conviction and sentence. King raised several issues on appea...
Tenth Circuit Dismisses Free Speech Challenge to Protest Law, Citing Lack of Standing
This case involves a dispute between Gays Against Groomers (GAG), an organization, and Attorney General Garcia regarding a state law that prohibits certain types of protests near schools. GAG planned ...
Massachusetts SJC Upholds Admissibility of Defendant's Statements, Finding Valid Miranda Waiver
In Commonwealth v. Ferguson, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed the admissibility of a defendant's statements made during a custodial interrogation. The defendant, Ferguson, was arrest...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Village in Excessive Force Case
Heiden v. Village of Westmont, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Heiden, sued the Village of Westmont for alleged violations of ...
Colorado Court of Appeals Affirms Convictions and Sentence for Robert Joe Dilka in Child Sexual Assault Case
This case involves Robert Joe Dilka, who was convicted of multiple offenses, including sexual assault on a child, and was sentenced to a lengthy prison term. Dilka appealed his conviction and sentence...