April 30, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtDuenas-Alvarez: Generic Theft Includes Ordinary Aiding-and-Abetting LiabilityFiled decision PDF
April 30, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtSt. Mary’s Honor Center: Proving Pretext Does Not Automatically Compel JudgmentFiled decision PDF
April 30, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtCommissioner v. Tufts: Nonrecourse Debt Is Included in Amount RealizedFiled decision PDF
April 29, 2026WCABPasquotto: A Prior Compromise Alone Does Not Establish a Disability AwardFiled decision PDF
April 29, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtLopez v. Gonzales: A State Felony Is Not Illicit Trafficking When Federal Law Treats It as a MisdemeanorFiled decision PDF
April 29, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtMorgan: Discrete Employment Acts and Hostile-Environment TimelinessFiled decision PDF
April 29, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtFior D’Italia: The IRS Could Estimate Aggregate Unreported Tips for Employer FICA TaxFiled decision PDF
April 28, 2026WCABVargas: New Apportionment Law Applied to Increased Disability on ReopeningFiled decision PDF
April 28, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtZadvydas: Post-Removal-Order Detention Is Limited by Reasonable ForeseeabilityFiled decision PDF
April 28, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtDesert Palace: No Admission of Bias Was Required, but Sufficient Proof Still WasFiled decision PDF
April 28, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtUnited Dominion: Product-Liability Loss Was Computed on a Consolidated BasisFiled decision PDF
April 27, 2026WCABAldi: The 2005 Rating Schedule Applied Unless a Statutory Exception Was ProvedFiled decision PDF
April 27, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtClark v. Martinez: The Zadvydas Detention Limit Applied to Inadmissible NoncitizensFiled decision PDF
April 27, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtFaragher: Employer Liability for Supervisor Harassment and the Affirmative DefenseFiled decision PDF
April 27, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtBoeing: Research Costs Had to Be Allocated to Export Sales CategoriesFiled decision PDF
April 26, 2026WCABBabbitt: An Employer Could Transfer Future Care Into a Valid Medical Provider NetworkFiled decision PDF
April 26, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtDada v. Mukasey: A Noncitizen May Withdraw Voluntary Departure to Pursue ReopeningFiled decision PDF
April 26, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtNassar: Title VII Retaliation Requires But-For CausationFiled decision PDF
April 26, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtKnight v. Commissioner: Trust Investment Fees Were Subject to the Two-Percent FloorFiled decision PDF
April 25, 2026WCABHawkins: The Temporary-Disability Cap Began When Payment Was First MadeFiled decision PDF
April 25, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtVartelas v. Holder: IIRIRA’s Travel Consequence Did Not Apply RetroactivelyFiled decision PDF
April 25, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtVance v. Ball State: Supervisor Status Depends on Tangible-Action AuthorityFiled decision PDF
April 25, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtCentennial Savings: The Original Withdrawal Terms Did Not Discharge a Larger DebtFiled decision PDF
April 24, 2026WCABPendergrass: The Last Temporary-Disability Payment Controlled the Rating ScheduleFiled decision PDF
April 24, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtCarachuri-Rosendo: Simple Possession Was Not an Aggravated Felony Without Recidivist AdjudicationFiled decision PDF
April 24, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtAbercrombie: No Formal Request Was Required, but a Knowledge Question Remained OpenFiled decision PDF
April 24, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtCottage Savings: Why Blackmun Thought the Mortgage Differences Did Not MatterFiled decision PDF
April 23, 2026WCABCarroll Wesley: When an Out-of-State Team Was Exempt From California Compensation LawFiled decision PDF
April 23, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtPugin v. Garland: Obstruction of Justice Need Not Involve a Pending ProceedingFiled decision PDF
April 23, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtGroff: Coworker Objections Must Connect to Business HardshipFiled decision PDF
April 23, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtBrockamp: Why the Refund Filing Deadline and Payment Lookback Had to Be Read TogetherFiled decision PDF
April 22, 2026CA Court of AppealIllinois Midwest: Ongoing Home Health Care Still Required UR and IMR ReviewFiled decision PDF
April 22, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtSantos-Zacaria: INA Exhaustion Is Nonjurisdictional and Did Not Require Board ReconsiderationFiled decision PDF
April 22, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtEpic Systems: Individual Arbitration Did Not Decide Whether Overtime Was OwedFiled decision PDF
April 22, 20269th Cir.United States v. Allahyari: A Tax-Foreclosure Ruling Was Not Appealable Before Sale Terms Were FixedFiled decision PDF
April 21, 2026CA Supreme CourtSouth Coast Framing: An Industrial Drug Need Only Contribute to a Worker’s DeathFiled decision PDF
April 21, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtNasrallah v. Barr: Courts May Review Facts Underlying a CAT OrderFiled decision PDF
April 21, 2026CA Supreme CourtLawson v. PPG: Section 1102.6 Supplies the Whistleblower Burden FrameworkFiled decision PDF
April 21, 20269th Cir.Tarpey: The False-Statement Penalty Reached Beyond Individual Appraisal FeesFiled decision PDF
April 20, 2026CA Court of AppealCity of Salinas: Its Tolling Decision Must Be Read After MayorFiled decision PDF
April 20, 20269th Cir.Ani v. Bondi: Deliberate Immigration Fraud Supported an Adverse Credibility FindingFiled decision PDF
April 20, 2026CA Court of AppealSorokunov v. NetApp: An Arbitration Loss Precluded PAGA Standing on the Same IssuesFiled decision PDF
April 20, 20269th Cir.Libitzky v. United States: A Timely Formal Refund Claim Could Not Cure an Expired Lookback PeriodFiled decision PDF
April 19, 2026CA Court of AppealStevens: IMR Was Constitutional, but the WCAB Retained Limited Statutory ReviewFiled decision PDF
April 19, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtMoncrieffe: A Small, Nonremunerative Marijuana Offense Was Not Necessarily an Aggravated FelonyFiled decision PDF
April 19, 2026CA Court of AppealMerchant of Tennis: Curative Notice Had to Reflect California Rescission LawFiled decision PDF
April 19, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtQuality Stores: Severance Payments Were Wages Subject to FICAFiled decision PDF
April 18, 2026CA Court of AppealGage: WCAB Penalties Can Reach Delayed Advance Disability-Pension PaymentsFiled decision PDF
April 18, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtSessions v. Dimaya: The Crime-of-Violence Residual Clause Was Unconstitutionally VagueFiled decision PDF
April 18, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtLamps Plus: Ambiguity Did Not Establish Consent to Class ArbitrationFiled decision PDF
April 18, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtHall: Postpetition Farm-Sale Tax Was Not Incurred by the Chapter 12 EstateFiled decision PDF
April 17, 2026WCABColamonico: The Medical-Legal Provider Bears the Initial Burden of ProofFiled decision PDF
April 17, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtBarton: An Inadmissibility Offense Can Trigger the Cancellation Stop-Time RuleFiled decision PDF
April 17, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtNew Prime: The FAA Transportation-Worker Exemption Includes Independent ContractorsFiled decision PDF
April 17, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Woods: Sham Partnerships Can Trigger the Valuation-Misstatement PenaltyFiled decision PDF
April 16, 2026WCABHernandez: Proving Self-Procured Home Health Care in a Workers’ Compensation CaseFiled decision PDF
April 16, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtJohnson v. Arteaga-Martinez: Section 1231(a)(6) Does Not Itself Require a Six-Month Bond HearingFiled decision PDF
April 16, 2026CA Supreme CourtTroester: Regular Off-the-Clock Minutes Are Not De Minimis Under California Wage LawFiled decision PDF
April 16, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtDirect Marketing Association: Tax Reporting Is Not Assessment, Levy, or CollectionFiled decision PDF
April 15, 2026WCABDubon III: Untimely Utilization Review Returns Medical Necessity to the WCABFiled decision PDF
April 15, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtGarland v. Ming Dai: No Federal-Court Presumption That Immigration Testimony Is TrueFiled decision PDF
April 15, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtViking River: Claim Division Was Not a Wholesale PAGA WaiverFiled decision PDF
April 15, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtSouth Dakota v. Wayfair: Physical Presence Is Not Required for Sales-Tax NexusFiled decision PDF
April 14, 2026WCABEscobedo: Apportionment Requires Reasoned Substantial Medical EvidenceFiled decision PDF
April 14, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtPereira v. Sessions: A Notice Without Time or Place Does Not Stop TimeFiled decision PDF
April 14, 2026CA Supreme CourtNaranjo v. Spectrum: Meal-Period Premium Pay Is a WageFiled decision PDF
April 14, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtCIC Services v. IRS: Can a Taxpayer Rely on an Adviser’s Reporting-Rule Victory?Filed decision PDF
April 13, 2026WCABDiFusco: WCAB Defendants Must Identify Every Entity Potentially Liable for PaymentFiled decision PDF
April 13, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtCampos-Chaves v. Garland: Later Hearing Notice Can Defeat NTA-Based RescissionFiled decision PDF
April 13, 2026CA Supreme CourtEstrada: A Meaningful Defense Did Not Require Unlimited Witness TestimonyFiled decision PDF
April 13, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtPolselli v. IRS: The Two Collection-Notice Exceptions Have Different RequirementsFiled decision PDF
April 12, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtNiz-Chavez v. Garland: One Complete Notice Must Stop TimeFiled decision PDF
April 11, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtINS v. St. Cyr: Pre-Repeal Pleas and Section 212(c) EligibilityPublic decision
April 10, 2026N.D. Ind.Mayan v. Noem: when Pakistan travel documents and an unidentified alternative country do not support continued detentionFiled decision PDF
April 9, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtJudulang v. Holder: The Arbitrary Comparable-Grounds RulePublic decision
April 7, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtDemore v. Kim: Mandatory Detention and Its Temporal PremiseFiled decision PDF
April 6, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtSessions v. Morales-Santana: Citizenship and Equal ProtectionFiled decision PDF
April 4, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtPereida v. Wilkinson: Ambiguous Conviction and Relief BurdenFiled decision PDF
April 3, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtJama v. ICE: Removal Destination and Country AcceptanceFiled decision PDF
April 2, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtKucana v. Holder: Judicial Review of Reopening DenialsFiled decision PDF
April 1, 2026U.S. Supreme CourtMellouli v. Lynch: State Drug Convictions and Federal SchedulesFiled decision PDF