Wano — Federal Court dismisses challenge to visa-cancellation decision
Case Wano v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 2 October 2026 Citation [2026]
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Matter of Antonetti — Missing delegation voids Rochester employee’s firing
The Fourth Department reinstated a Rochester Police Accountability Board employee because no written delegation authorized her disciplinary hearing and the deciding official should have recused herself.
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Chowdhury — EAT revived claims dismissed under a disproportionate unless order
Case Miss Z Chowdhury v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Court Employment Appeal Tribunal (United Kingdom)
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Nelson v. City of Shively — Reversed summary judgment because officer was demoted without a required hearing
Case Chris Nelson v. City of Shively, Kentucky Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Cetrulo; A. Jones (Steve Beshear, 2013);
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Reid (Pint Club) — Court let a club’s deed be amended to include later trading debts
Case Reid (Administrator), in the matter of Pint Club Incorporated (Administrators Appointed) Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Craig Grierson
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Fair Work Ombudsman v Chambers — Court dismissed claims against ProClean’s directors because ProClean did not engage the cleaners
Case Fair Work Ombudsman v Chambers Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 2 October 2026 Citation [2026] FCA
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Washington v. Alta Loma School District — Job sharing is not leave that permits temporary teacher status
A school district could not classify a teacher as temporary merely because she covered hours relinquished through permanent teachers’ voluntary job sharing.
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MacDonald v. OHSU — Hospital showed undue hardship from religious vaccine exemption
The Ninth Circuit held that a hospital proved undue hardship from allowing an unvaccinated mother-and-baby-unit nurse to remain in her role.
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Gallardo v. Victoria’s Secret — CAFA Jurisdiction Survives Remand Challenge
A Central District court kept a wage-and-hour class action in federal court because potential waiting-time penalties alone plausibly exceeded CAFA’s $5 million threshold.
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United Farm Workers v. Labor Department — Court Sets Deadline to Replace Invalid H-2A Wage Rule
An Eastern District court gave the Labor Department until December 30, 2026 to replace its invalid H-2A wage rule and scheduled vacatur for the same date.
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Municipality of Itapira v. Batista — Court upheld an occupational-hazard allowance dating from proven exposure
Case Municipality of Itapira v. Luciana Altafini Batista Court Superior Court of Justice, Second Panel (Brazil) Date Decided October 1,
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Reynolds — Court refused leave to file two appeals that had no reasonable prospect of success
Case Reynolds, in the matter of an application by Reynolds Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 1 October
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Sunna — Full Court upheld the 2019 capital-gains assessment but invalidated the out-of-time 2020 amendment
Case Edward Sunna v Commissioner of Taxation Court Federal Court of Australia, Full Court (Australia) Judge Lisa Hespe (Governor-General David
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Kemp Attrill — Federal Court dismissed challenge to Adelaide golf-course redevelopment
Case Kemp Attrill v State of South Australia Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 1 October 2026 Citation
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Bilal v Ampol — Judge recused himself from two proceedings but retained six others
Case Bilal v Ampol Limited (Recusal Application) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Yaseen Shariff (Australian Government (Attorney-General Mark
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Southam v Berkshire Healthcare — EAT finds protected-disclosure errors immaterial and dismisses appeals
Case Miss Rose Southam v Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Court Employment Appeal Tribunal (United Kingdom) Judge HIS HONOUR JUDGE
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Morae v. Nike — Ninth Circuit Affirms That a ‘Personal Medical Judgment’ About a Vaccine Isn’t a Religious Belief Under Title VII
The Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for Nike, holding that an employee’s stated religious objection to a Covid-19 vaccine requirement failed as a matter of law where her own testimony showed the real basis for her objection was secular medical skepticism.
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Stationary Engineers Trust Fund v. Ram — Court freezes disputed benefit-plan funds pending hearing
The Northern District temporarily froze disputed employee-benefit funds and set an expedited hearing and briefing schedule.
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Stanbroke Pty Ltd v State Minister for the State of Queensland — Federal Court finds no native title exists over part of Donors Hill South
Case Stanbroke Pty Ltd v State Minister for the State of Queensland Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 30
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Johnson v. Brentwood Teachers Association — Public election speech triggers anti-SLAPP fee award
The Second Department held that claims over a public Facebook post about a school-board election qualified for New York anti-SLAPP protection and required an award of defense fees.
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Chinchar v. State — Florida appellate court affirms drug convictions and 25-year sentence
Case Brittany Nichole Chinchar v. State of Florida Court Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge Long; Kelsey; Treadwell Date
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Domanic v. Christian Brothers — Fifth Circuit upheld dismissal of Jewish applicant’s franchise-discrimination claim
Case Evan Domanic v. Christian Brothers Automotive Corporation Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Stuart Kyle
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Whitlock v. Provident — Diagnosis alone did not prove occupational disability under ERISA policy
The court entered judgment for Provident and closed the case. It found that Whitlock had genuine diagnoses but had not shown occupational incapacity: after leaving her former job, she worked substantial hours building her own company, and the record tied her symptoms largely to situational stressors
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Cherni v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — Federal court returned wage claims to Alameda County
A federal court remanded a California wage-and-hour class action against Kaiser to Alameda County and denied the pending dismissal motion as moot.