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In re S.L.
Published opinion from Ohio Court of Appeals, filed 2026-10-14 (docket 2026 CA 0054).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Kietzke
Published opinion from Court of Appeals of Oregon, filed 2026-10-14 (docket A183105).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Gill
Published opinion from Court of Appeals of Oregon, filed 2026-10-14 (docket A183909).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Dodge
Published opinion from Court of Appeals of Oregon, filed 2026-10-14 (docket A174232).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State of Idaho v. Shawna Rae Pendleton
Published opinion from Idaho Supreme Court, filed 2026-10-14 (docket 53539).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
S. E. v. Dept. of Human Services
Published opinion from Court of Appeals of Oregon, filed 2026-10-14 (docket A186113).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
McLean v. Living
Published opinion from Appellate Court of Illinois, filed 2026-10-14 (docket 2-26-0174).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Fung v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp.
Published opinion from Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, filed 2026-10-14 (docket 2025-04702).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Ruiz
Published opinion from Court of Appeals of Oregon, filed 2026-10-14 (docket A185947).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Kuneki
Published opinion from Court of Appeals of Oregon, filed 2026-10-14 (docket A185590).
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Austin Luke Bradley
The State appeals the trial court's decision to exclude a forensic toxicologist from testifying about pharmacological issues, while Bradley appeals the denial of his motion to suppress the seizure of medical records. Reversing its prior ruling on the toxicologist while affirming its prior ruling on the records, the court held that the toxicologist was qualified to testify on the general effects of various drugs on an average person.
2026-10-14 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
GREEN v. SUGARHOUSE HSP GAMING LP
MEMORANDUM. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN F MURPHY ON 10/13/2026. 10/13/2026 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(ahf)
2026-10-13 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
DiCello v. DiCello
Published opinion from Ohio Court of Appeals, filed 2026-10-13 (docket 2026-L-0009).
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Keen v. Keen
Published opinion from Ohio Court of Appeals, filed 2026-10-13 (docket CT2026-0059).
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
In re: T.J
Published opinion from Hawaii Supreme Court, filed 2026-10-13 (docket SCWC-24-0000619).
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Hardnett
Hardnett challenged a 24-month prison sentence, arguing that the trial court incorrectly advised him of the maximum prison term for committing a new felony during post-release control. The appellate court upheld the sentence, finding that while the judge's advice was inaccurate, a trial court is not required to advise a defendant of penalty provisions under R.C. 2929.141(A)(1) during an initial sentencing hearing.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Cunningham
Jason Cunningham appeals his two-year aggregate prison term for Nonsupport of Dependents, arguing that consecutive sentences were unsupported by the record or contrary to law. The appellate court reviews whether the trial court made the required statutory findings under Ohio law and concludes the record supports those findings, affirming the judgment.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Clinkscale
Amiyah Clinkscale appeals sentences for Felonious Assault following a guilty plea, arguing the trial court used a dismissed juvenile record to enhance her penalty and failed to provide required notifications for a non-life indefinite prison term. While the court found no error regarding the use of the juvenile record, declaring it a misstatement rather than an actual penalty enhancement, it remanded the case for the trial court to provide the mandated notifications. Therefore, the appellate court affirmed Clinkscale’s sentence as a whole but reversed in part to correct the procedural deficiency.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. C. Idhen
Charles Fabien Idhen appeals convictions for endangering the welfare of children and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, challenging the validity of evidence seized from his vehicle and home based on Fourth Amendment grounds. He argues that the traffic stop was initiated without particularized suspicion and was improperly expanded in duration to conduct a drug investigation. The Montana Supreme Court affirms the district court’s ruling, finding that the officers had a lawful basis to stop the vehicle and did not violate the law in how they handled the investigation.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Issac Ludwig v. ROBERT HOWARD A.K.A. BOB HOWARD, an Individual; HOWARD GRAZING ASSOCIATION, LLC, an Idaho Limited Liability Company; IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, an Executive Department in the State of Idaho
Isaac Ludwig appeals the district court’s summary judgment granting immunity to the owners of a cow and the Idaho Transportation Department following a collision on Interstate 84. The Supreme Court affirms these rulings, holding that the defendants are immune under Idaho’s open range laws and that the State Transportation Department owed no duty to warn of or prevent livestock on the highway.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Edward Williams v. Attorney General United States of America
Edward Williams argued that a federal law banning firearm possession for individuals convicted of felonies violates his Second Amendment rights as applied to his driving under the influence convictions. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment, agreeing with Williams that the statute is unconstitutional as applied to him.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. DiTomaso
Albert DiTomaso appealed his convictions for vehicular crimes after he represented himself at trial, arguing that he did not validly waive his right to counsel. The court reversed and remanded the conviction, but the opinion text provided cuts off before explicitly stating that the waiver was invalid, leaving the specific legal holding ambiguous in the excerpt.
2026-10-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
The People of the State of Colorado v. Justin Winter Vanpelt.
The Colorado Supreme Court reversed the district court's suppression of a firearm seized from Justin Winter Vanpelt, finding the seizure was justified for police safety. While holding that Vanpelt’s statements during a jailhouse interrogation were voluntary, the Court dismissed the appeal regarding a precluded in-court identification because the defendant did not file the requisite motion under Rule 41.1(i).
2026-10-12 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
AHNERT v. LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK
ORDER OF 10/9/26 THAT FOR THE REASONS STATED INT HE MEMORANDUM OPINION PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO SERVE A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM AND AD TESTIFICANUM ON THIRD PARTY GRANT COOPER IS DENIED.. SIGNED BY DISTRICT JUDGE JEFFREY L. SCHMEHL ON 10/9/26. 10/13/26 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(dt)
2026-10-09 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
In Re Donald Allen Trumble v. the State of Texas
Published opinion from Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana), filed 2026-10-09 (docket 06-26-00087-CV).
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Wayland Braxton Willis v. Haley Crowe
Wayland Willis appealed a trial court order awarding sole physical custody to Haley Crowe, suspending his visitation pending a drug screen, and compelling him to pay attorney fees and undergo a psychological evaluation. The Court of Appeals determined that Willis was required to follow the interlocutory appeal procedure because the order reserved ruling on other matters and his appeal focused solely on fees rather than custody. Because he failed to comply with this procedure, the court dismissed his application for discretionary appeal due to a lack of jurisdiction.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
In re T.R.
Mother appealed a Richland County Juvenile Division judgment terminating her parental rights and granting permanent custody to Richland County Children Services. The trial court found the child was doing well despite the mother's failure to complete her case plan regarding substance abuse and medical appointments. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to terminate the mother's rights and grant permanent custody to children's services.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
In re A.R.
The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a Richland County trial court’s judgment terminating the mother’s parental rights and granting permanent custody of the two children to Richland County Children Services. The opinion noted that the mother failed to substantially remediate the conditions causing the children to be placed outside the home, as evidenced by her lack of compliance with her mandated case plan services.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Dash D. v. State
A father appeals the termination of his parental rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act, arguing that OCS failed to provide discovery, improperly removed his children without legal sanction, and committed violations in earlier proceedings. The Alaska Supreme Court declines to invalidate the termination, ruling that the procedural challenges relate to a separate foster care placement case and that OCS followed required procedures. The court affirms the termination order.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Jason Alexander v. the Woodlands Land Development Company L.P., the Howard Hughes Corporation, LJA Engineering, Inc. F/K/A LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc., and James R. Bowles
Appellants sued appellees including land developers and engineers for negligence, gross negligence, and negligent undertaking after a 1994 flood damaged their homes in the Timarron subdivision. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants, and the appellate court has affirmed that decision.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Matter of Edholm v. Board of Coop. Educ. Servs. Erie 1 BOCES
Claimant Lessa Edholm appealed an order denying her application to file a late notice of claim for employment discrimination stemming from her termination by Erie 1 BOCES. The Appellate Division reversed the lower court, finding that the respondent BOCES had actual knowledge of the facts constituting the claim and would not face substantial prejudice from the delay. Consequently, the court granted leave to serve the notice late and deemed it timely filed retroactively.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
MANUTTI et al v. KOHLER et al
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant's 105 Motion to Amend/Correct; directing Plaintiff to file Amended Complaint consistent with this Order and responsive pleading to Defendants' amended counterclaims no later than 10/23/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge J. Brendan Day on 10/9/2026. (fbm)
2026-10-09 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
USA v. BROWN
OPINION & ORDER as to DAVID BROWN re 51 First MOTION for Hearing suppress filed by DAVID BROWN, Denying in part 36 First Omnibus MOTION filed by DAVID BROWN. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 10/9/2026. (msd)
2026-10-09 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
State v. Caceres
Uriel Caceres pleaded guilty to a firearm charge and appealed, claiming his attorney provided ineffective assistance by failing to argue the unconstitutionality of the controlling statute before sentencing. The State argued that an inability to predict future legal developments cannot constitute ineffective assistance, and the court affirmed the conviction.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Brown
Dewayne Brown appeals his conviction for cocaine trafficking after pleading guilty, arguing that the record does not demonstrate the plea was voluntary because he answered "no" to a question about voluntariness despite affirming he was acting of his own free will. The court held that voluntariness must be determined by evaluating the totality of the circumstances and the defendant's answers to other inquiries, concluding that the trial court properly affirmed the guilty plea.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Allen
The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s judgment requiring James Troy Allen to pay $901.82 in restitution following his conviction for attempted breaking and entering. The court remanded the case to the trial court so that it may issue a nunc pro tunc sentencing entry reflecting the correct amount of restitution awarded.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
People of Michigan v. Antonio Javone Cummings
Antonio Cummings appeals his convictions for felony murder and firearms offenses, arguing that the trial court erroneously failed to provide the jury with standard instructions regarding the testimony of his accomplice. The court rules that the defense waived the issue by affirmatively approving the instructions or forfeited it, and even if error occurred, it did not warrant reversal because the accomplice's testimony was corroborated by other evidence. Ultimately, the court affirms the convictions.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Jenkins v. City of Utica
In this personal injury action arising from a rear-end collision, plaintiff Tiffany Jenkins appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the City of Utica and James Femia, where defendants conceded negligence but argued plaintiff failed to sustain a “serious injury” within the meaning of Insurance Law § 5102. The Appellate Division modified the order to deny summary judgment regarding the 90/180-day category of serious injury but affirmed the dismissal of claims based on permanent consequential limitation of use and significant limitation of use, concluding that the plaintiff’s issues stemmed from preexisting degenerative disc disease rather than a traumatic injury from the accident.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Edworthy v. Village of Whitesboro
Andrew Edworthy appealed an order granting summary judgment for property owner Robert A. Meyer and dismissing his claim after he fell on icy pavement. The Appellate Division affirmed the decision because Edworthy improperly introduced a public nuisance theory for the first time in opposition to the motion, a new argument that was not pleaded in the complaint or bill of particulars.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Martinez v. Contreras
Aleshia Martinez won a $55,000 judgment against Antonio Contreras following a car accident, but the trial court later granted a new trial based on allegations of juror misconduct. The court found the misconduct prejudicial, concluding that jurors improperly considered Contreras's ability to pay, his socioeconomic status, and sympathy for him. The provided text ends before stating the appellate court's final decision on Contreras's appeal.
2026-10-09 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)