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Contractors group lacks standing to challenge GSA's PLA policy
Associated Builders and Contractors Florida First Coast Chapter v. General Services Administration, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Cir...
Acquitted defendant cannot be charged court-appointed counsel fees
State ex rel. Wright v. Madison Cty. Mun. Court, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 21, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county municipal cour...
Tenth Circuit Affirms DHS's Denial of Customs Fee Refund to Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines v. Department of Homeland Security, decided by Tenth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit reviewed the Department of Homeland Security's ...
Appellate Court Reverses Parental Rights Termination for Insufficient Findings
In re J.R., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 20, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights for J.R. The mother appealed the trial court's deci...
Landlord's improper notice invalidates eviction
Wayne C. Rickert D/B/A Crystal Lake Village v. Karen Valencia and Unknown Party in Possession, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The a...
Court Denies Franchise Tax Refund Claim for Untimely Filing
In Re EOG Resources, Inc. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether EOG Resources, Inc. was entit...
County Commissioners' Nomination for District Attorney Invalid
In Re: Nom. of Griffith; Apl. of: Peake, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania addressed the nomination o...
Misdemeanor conviction does not disqualify candidate for District Attorney
In Re: Nom. of Griffith; Apl. of: Peake, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reviewed the nomination of...
DCF Records Expungement Denied: No Abuse of Discretion Found
M. W. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, M. W., sought to compel the ...
Alimony Award Reversed for Failure to Consider Statutory Factors
Hanson v. Hanson, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The primary disp...
Pennsylvania Court Affirms Judicial Nomination Validity
In Re: Nom. of Buchtan; Appeal of: Ball, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved the nomination of a candidate for a jud...
Board of Elections Cannot Remove Candidate Post-Certification Without Due Process
State ex rel. Hicks v. Adams Cty. Bd. of Elections, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court considered whether a county board of el...
Kelly Hancock, Acting Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas and Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. American Airlines, Inc., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April...
Utility lien invalid due to lack of statutory notice to new owner
City of Gainesville, Florida D/B/A Gainesville Regional Utilities v. Parkwood Alachua Land Investments, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win ...
Ohio Court of Appeals: No-Contact Order Extension Affirmed
In re K.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a "no-contact" order, issued as part of a domestic viol...
State Not Required to Pay Attorney Fees for Overturned Conviction Defense
This case involves a dispute over whether Donald Sandstrum's attorney fees should be paid by the State of Texas. Sandstrum was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, but his conviction was later over...
Defendant convicted for violating a valid no-contact order.
This case involves a dispute over whether a defendant, Caudill, could be charged with a crime for allegedly violating a "no-contact" order. The "no-contact" order was part of a domestic violence prote...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Minors Can Be Prosecuted for Possessing Child Pornography
This case involves a dispute over whether a defendant, K. R. C., could be charged with a crime for possessing child pornography. The core legal question was whether the state of Wisconsin could prosec...
Sonoma County Oversight Body Can Access Sheriff's Confidential Personnel Records
This case involves a dispute between the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) and the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) regarding access to confidential personnel rec...
Pennsylvania Superior Court Affirms Simple Assault with Deadly Weapon is a 'Crime of Violence' for Firearm Possession Ban
In Commonwealth v. Johnson, the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed whether a defendant's prior conviction for simple assault, specifically for attempting to cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon...
Texas lacked authority to seize SNAP benefits from third-party administrator
In Re SNAP Insurance Service, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns whether the State of Texas could s...
Massage therapist license denial upheld due to unmet statutory requirements
Fred Blaine Noble Searcy, L.M.T. v. State of Florida, Department of Health, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Fred Blai...
DCF must expunge records if statutory criteria are met
D. v. Department of Children and Families, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, D., sought to compel the Department of Chi...
No Jury Trial for Back Pay Under Ohio Public Employment Law
State ex rel. Petway v. Croce, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the ...
Court Affirms Denial of Default Judgment Due to Insufficient Affidavit
Midland Credit Mgt. Inc. v. Bowers, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Nominating Petitions Due to Invalid Circulator Affidavits
This case involves a dispute over the validity of nominating petitions for independent candidates for the Clermont County Board of Elections. The petitioners, Hicks and others, sought to have their na...
Eighth Circuit Rules Minnesota Law Requires Employers to Pay Out Accrued PTO Upon Termination, Overriding Company Forfeiture Policies
Sandra Fiecke-Stifter sued MidCountry Bank, alleging that the bank failed to pay her for accrued but unused paid time off (PTO) when her employment ended. Fiecke-Stifter argued that the bank's PTO pol...
Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Upheld Against Due Process Challenge
Shaw v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shaw, sued the State of Florida, alleging that the state's ...
Court Denies Mandamus for Shooting Range Permit Due to Zoning Interpretation
Shawnee Ridge Hunting, L.L.C. v. LaRose, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shawnee Ridge Hunting, L.L.C., sought a writ of mandamu...
Unemployment benefits can be garnished for child support arrearages in Ohio.
C.V. v. Ullom, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) could g...