Primary-source legal analysis
Focused analysis of judicial decisions and filed orders, organized by court, publication date, practice area, and legal issue.
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A March 2026 C.D. Cal. order held that release under a TRO did not moot a habeas case where ICE gave no assurance against re-detention without a hearing.
A September 2026 C.D. Cal. habeas order explains why more than two months of ICE detention without a prompt hearing violated due process and why release—not a late bond hearing—was the remedy on that record.
Jacques holds that BIA appeal notice sent to an outdated detention address violates due process when the government knows the detainee’s location.
Hickenbottom holds that successive motions to compel California employment arbitration must satisfy Code of Civil Procedure section 1008.
Cifuentes explains why the WCAB denied removal under Rule 10955 and required discovery issues to be developed through a formal trial record.
The Supreme Court held that a corporation’s share-redemption obligation did not offset life-insurance proceeds when calculating the company’s estate-tax value.
A 2026 California WCAB en banc decision explains why settlements require Board approval, adequate information, and fair procedures before they become enforceable.
The Supreme Court held that withholding-only decisions are not final removal orders and that the 30-day petition-for-review deadline is a claims-processing rule.
The Supreme Court held that Tax Court jurisdiction under section 6330 does not continue once the IRS is no longer pursuing the levy under review.
Blake applies section 4663 apportionment, rejects a duplicate pain add-on, and permits psychiatric and orthopedic impairments to be added under Kite and Vigil.
Dunne addresses WCAB review of carve-out arbitration, due process, and selecting a separate independent medical examiner for a new cumulative injury claim.
Rhodes explains when later QME reports and previously unlisted treatment reports may enter the WCAB record after a mandatory settlement conference.
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