Minotar Holdings — Ontario’s retroactive Greenbelt legislation upheld in a 2–1 decision
Case Minotar Holdings Inc. v. Ontario (Municipal Affairs and Housing) Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided August […]
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R. v. J.L. — Ontario appeal court upholds limits on preliminary-inquiry cross-examination
Case R. v. J.L. Court Court of Appeal for Ontario (Canada) Date Decided August 28, 2026 Citation 2026 ONCA 613
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Zaloum v. State — Sixth DCA denies ineffective-assistance petition
Case Alan Peter Zaloum v. State of Florida Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Judge Pratt; Stargel; Gannam Date
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Collins v. Greater True Love Baptist Church — Court dismissed church-governance claims but allowed defamation claim to proceed
Case Isabelle Collins v. The Greater True Love Baptist Church of Baton Rouge & Jerry Ewing, Chairman of the Deacon
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Lake v Hermann (No 2) — Court corrected filing date in dismissal order
Case Lake v Hermann (No 2) Court Supreme Court of Queensland Date Decided 28 August 2026 Citation [2026] QSC 201
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ABC v A Magistrates Court of Queensland — Supreme Court upholds protection for person named in alleged extortion threat
Case ABC v A Magistrates Court of Queensland Court Supreme Court of Queensland Date Decided 28 August 2026 Citation [2026]
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Discover Nursing — Court dismissed challenges to NDIS manual payment review placement
Case Discover Nursing Australia Pty Ltd v National Disability Insurance Agency Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Houda Younan
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GMC v Shokouh-Amiri — Court allowed the appeal in part and quashed the no-direction decision
Case The General Medical Council v Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri Court High Court (Administrative Court) (United Kingdom) Judge Morris Date Decided
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In re Pride — Specific racial-bias allegation entitled prisoner to counsel and discovery
A specific allegation that trial attorneys discussed conviction in racial terms cleared the low thresholds for appointed counsel and Racial Justice Act discovery.
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Jacques v. Blanche — Government’s misdirected immigration notices violated due process
The government violated due process by pursuing immigration appeals through notices mailed to an address it knew was not the detainee’s location.
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White Eagle v. City of Escondido — Disputed Body-Camera Evidence Sends Force Claims Toward Trial
Disputed facts not conclusively resolved by body-camera footage preserved excessive-force and part of a fabrication claim against Escondido officers.
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D.L.S. v. Mullin — Warrantless Immigration Detention Requires Release or Prompt Bond Hearing
The court conditionally ordered release from warrantless immigration detention and required a prompt bond hearing if the government cured the warrant defect.
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Angyal and Others — Slovakia violated the rights to timely administrative proceedings and an effective remedy
Case Case of Angyal and Others v. Slovakia Court European Court of Human Rights Date Decided 27 August 2026 Citation
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Karol v. Smithfield Township — Commonwealth Court rejects late procedural attack on zoning amendment
The Commonwealth Court held that minor wording changes to an advertised zoning amendment did not require a new hearing and could not support a challenge filed almost four years after enactment.
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Vural — Federal Court ordered reconsideration of refugee claims after cumulative-risk analysis was omitted
Case Vural v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided August 27, 2026 Citation 2026 FC 1099
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Jones v. Canada — Federal Court upheld CRA denial of recovery benefits
Case Melisa Jones v. Attorney General of Canada Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided August 27, 2026 Citation 2026 FC
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Sidhu — Federal Court upheld inadmissibility finding for unauthorized work
Case Gurinderpal Singh Sidhu v. The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided August
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Richards v. Newsom — Ninth Circuit upheld California’s firearm-dealer surveillance law
Case Adam Richards, et al. v. Gavin Newsom, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge
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Dunstan v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (No 2) — Applicant ordered to pay Registrar’s costs
Case Dunstan v Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (No 2) Court Supreme Court of Queensland Date Decided 27 August
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Wang — Federal Court dismissed appeal over refusal of business-owner visas
Case Wang v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 27 August
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Teklemichael — Federal Court upheld refusal of refugee-family permanent residence application
Case Wegahta Gebremichael Teklemichael et al. v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Court Federal Court (Canada) Date Decided August 27,
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Cunningham — High Court upheld prison policies permitting intelligence-led cohort X-ray scans
Case R (on the application of Christopher Cunningham) v Secretary of State for Justice Court High Court of Justice, King’s
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Allied Health & Chiropractic v. State — Ohio Supreme Court revives amended solicitation and privacy laws
Case Allied Health & Chiropractic, L.L.C., et al. v. The State of Ohio et al. Court Supreme Court of Ohio
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People v. Hazlett — California Supreme Court Affirms Death Judgment in 1978 Cold-Case Murder
The California Supreme Court affirmed a death judgment in a reopened 1978 murder, rejecting jury-selection and prior-sexual-offense evidence challenges.