State v. Dupree — Court reversed probation revocation, finding due process and right-to-counsel violations
Case State of Ohio v. William Dupree Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth Appellate District Judge BOGGS (elected 2022) Date
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Erçin v. Türkiye — ECHR finds Article 6 violations over court fees swallowing compensation and military court’s lack of impartiality, but no Article 3 violation for epileptic conscript’s injuries
Case CASE OF ERÇİN v. TÜRKİYE Court Second Section Chamber (European Court of Human Rights) Date Decided 9 June 2026
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Malibu Van / Fiat Ducato Diesel — BGH quashes Dresden appeal ruling for denial of right to be heard
Case VIa ZR 273/23 Court Bundesgerichtshof, 6a. Zivilsenat (Federal Court of Justice, 6th Civil Panel “a”) (Germany) Date Decided 9
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City of El Paso v. Pickett — City’s “Environmental Franchise Fee” Was an Unlawful Tax, Eighth Court Holds
The Eighth Court of Appeals affirmed that El Paso’s monthly Environmental Franchise Fee—charged to all residential solid-waste customers and raised without cost studies to fund police and fire equipment—was an impermissible tax, not a legitimate regulatory fee, and that governmental immunity did not bar a refund because nonpayment was criminal.
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Wang v. Superintendent of Real Estate — BCCA denies extension of time; real estate agent’s conflict-of-interest misconduct finding reinstated
Case Wei (Vicky) Wang and Vicky Wang Personal Real Estate Corp. v. Superintendent of Real Estate Court Court of Appeal
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Jonckeau v. British Columbia (Attorney General) — Court of Appeal dismisses Charter challenge to BC’s out-of-province medical reimbursement scheme
Case Jonckeau v. British Columbia (Attorney General) Court Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Canada) Judge Honourable Justice Brundrett (General
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Shannon v Shannon — High Court refuses leave to issue proceedings under litigation restriction order
Case Elizabeth Shannon v. John Shannon, Ireland, Attorney General and the State Court High Court (Ireland) Judge Sean Gillane (Michael
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Tahir & Anor v Minister for Justice — High Court quashes Brexit-era residence card revocation for failure to give adequate reasons
Case Talal Tahir and Nadia Aknaf v Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Court High Court (Ireland) Judge Garrett
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Israel Journalists’ Organization v. Government of Israel — Supreme Court orders supplemental briefings and affidavits on resignations from the Second Authority for Television and Radio’s outgoing council
Case Israel Journalists’ Organization (R.A.) v. Government of Israel, consolidated with HCJ 64783-03-26, HCJ 75014-03-26, HCJ 75473-03-26, HCJ 4588-04-26 Court
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Holmes v. Greens of Broadmoor — Court affirms denial of motion to set aside judgment as time-barred and finds no due process violation
Case Paul David Holmes and Lorna Kay Holmes v. The Greens of Broadmoor Condominium Association, et al. Court Missouri Court
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Kapish v. Bureau of Driver Licensing — Ten-Year Court-Caused Delay in License Suspension Hearing Mandates Reversal Under Middaugh Due Process Test
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the denial of a license suspension appeal, holding that Court Administration’s ten-year failure to schedule a hearing — despite repeated court orders to do so — constituted an extraordinary government-caused delay that violated the licensee’s due process rights under the Middaugh framework and mandated dismissal of the suspension.
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Glenbrook Industrial Ltd v Wigan Council — Failure to Republish Substitute Plans Does Not Invalidate Planning Permission Where Affected Landowner Knew the Issue Was Live
The High Court (Planning Court) dismissed a judicial review challenge to outline planning permission granted to a neighbouring developer, holding that the Council’s failure to publish substitute site access plans before determining the application was an irregularity but not a material unfairness, because the claimant had actual knowledge that the route of the estate road was a live issue and had made representations on it before the decision.
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Adefidiya v Nursing and Midwifery Council — High Court Upholds Nurse’s Striking-Off for Multi-Year Pattern of Dishonesty and Clinical Failure
The High Court dismissed a nurse’s appeal against an NMC striking-off order, affirming the Fitness to Practise Committee’s findings of misconduct and lack of competence across multiple employers, and upholding the impairment finding and striking-off sanction where charges included premeditated dishonesty for personal financial gain and repeated breaches of conditions of practice.
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Monroe County Board of Education v. Turner-Pugh — Court Reinstates Termination, Finding Adequate Due Process Notice
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reversed a hearing officer’s order, holding that a school board provided adequate due process notice of a termination hearing by serving the employee’s attorney of record, and that internal miscommunication among the employee’s multiple lawyers did not create a constitutional violation.
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Associated Press v. Neal — Media have no First Amendment right to attend executions
Case Associated Press, et al. v. Ron Neal and Lloyd Arnold Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Moore v. Fitzgerald — Vermont Supreme Court affirms denial of anti-stalking order, holds that threats in stalking claims must meet First Amendment “true threats” standard
Case Alexis Moore v. Amanda Fitzgerald Court Vermont Supreme Court Judge Nancy J. Waples (Phil Scott, 2022); Christina E. Nolan
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Billewicz v. Humphries — Vermont Supreme Court affirms summary judgment; rejects malicious prosecution claim because original charge supported by probable cause
Case Johnathan Billewicz v. William Humphries, Town of Fair Haven, Police Chief, and Fair Haven Police Officer Court Vermont Supreme
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Owens v. Hoskins — Missouri appeals court upholds income-tax-elimination measure against constitutional challenge but orders ballot title rewritten
Case Jill Owens and Missouri Promise PAC, et al. v. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, et al. Court Missouri Court
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In re Ezra L. Totton Scholarship — Iowa Supreme Court Orders Reconsideration of Race-Restricted Scholarship Gift
The Iowa Supreme Court held that the Totton Scholarship’s race-based restriction is at least “impracticable” under UPMIFA following SFFA, requiring the district court to reconsider modification on a fuller record — but rejected the University’s proposed substitution of “first generation students” as unsupported by donor intent.
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In re T.L. — Court affirms supervised visitation order against father’s due process challenge
The Sixth District upheld a graduated supervised visitation order for a father newly established as the biological parent, finding the order sufficiently specific and not violative of due process.
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People v. Conwell — First District Allows Young Adult’s Successive Postconviction Petition Challenging Mandatory Life Sentence
The First District reverses dismissal of a successive postconviction petition by a defendant sentenced to mandatory life at age 18, finding evolving neuroscience on young-adult brain development constitutes cause for the new claim.
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People v. Berry — First District Affirms Suppression Where State Failed to Justify Terry Stop of Armed Individual
The First District affirms suppression of evidence where the State could not show reasonable articulable suspicion beyond mere firearm possession to justify a Terry stop, applying People v. Aguilar.
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People v. Wallace — Fourth District Affirms Felon-in-Possession Conviction, Rejecting Suppression and Second Amendment Challenges
The Fourth District affirms a felon-in-possession conviction, finding the inventory search valid despite procedural shortcomings and rejecting both facial and as-applied Second Amendment challenges under Bruen.
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N.U. v. DCF — Second DCA Reverses Termination of Parental Rights Where Mother Substantially Completed Prior Case Plan
The Second DCA reversed the termination of a mother’s parental rights to her autistic child, finding the Department failed to prove the statutory ground and that termination was not the least restrictive means of protecting the child where the mother had previously completed a case plan.