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Archives for 2026

Vexatious litigant, opportunity to be heard

May 9, 2026 By lilly

VEXATIOUS LITIGANT improperly declared without opportunity to be heard and adequate analysis… motion for Judge disqualification properly denied… District Court provided sufficient record on appeal… Owen reversed/affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil

Assault on officer, mental state at time of offense

May 9, 2026 By lilly

ASSAULT ON OFFICER: Sentence improperly imposed without considering Defendant’s mental condition at the time of his offense… Allison reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Charlotte Lawson, Larissa Malloy, Thad Tudor

Sexual assault of minor via “robot game”

May 9, 2026 By lilly

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Conviction of assaulting minor via “robot game” affirmed over challenge to instructions on mental state… Breuner affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Colin Stephens, Jordan Kilby, Leigh Frattolillio, Roy Brown

Negligence, auto/motorcycle defense verdict

May 2, 2026 By lilly

NEGLIGENCE: Defense verdict (65% negligence by Plaintiff motorcyclist, 35% by Defendant auto driver) affirmed… Ohman affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alexander Tsomaya, Jorden Ramler, Nicholas Pagnotta, Richard Ramler

Probate, 12th time before Supreme Court

May 2, 2026 By lilly

PROBATE: 12th time appealing matters related to Estates constitutes gnawing on the core of the apple… Harada affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Adrianna Potts, Randall Nelson, Thomas Bancroft

Ballot measure, 2nd attempt to qualify BI-9 succeeds

May 2, 2026 By lilly

BALLOT MEASURE: 2nd attempt to qualify BI-9 defining “artificial persons” improperly rejected by AG as violative of separate-vote requirement… Declaratory Judgment. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Ben Kappelman, Dale Schowengerdt, Gage Zobell, George Clark, Matthew Cochenour, Michael Russell

PFMA strangulation, prior domestic abuse/control

May 2, 2026 By lilly

PFMA STRANGULATION: Conviction affirmed over challenge to admission of prior domestic abuse and control… conviction affirmed… Abbott affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Mary Barry, Nicholas Hine, Selene Koepke

Intimidation/revocation convictions affirmed

May 2, 2026 By lilly

INTIMIDATION: Revocation and intimidation convictions affirmed… McMahon affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brad Fjeldheim, Darcy Critchfield

Probate, distribution decree set aside denied

April 25, 2026 By lilly

PROBATE: Widow’s motion to set aside decree of distribution properly denied… Perry affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bradley Jones, Dale Schowengerdt, Evie Hudson, Lauren LaRance, Spencer Bradford

High school athletics, Semester Rule, mootness

April 25, 2026 By lilly

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS: Student who was ineligible to play basketball as a 5th-year senior after Covid absence pursuant to MHSA’s “Semester Rule” was deprived of due process in his request for a waiver… case not moot pursuant to public interest exception but student not entitled to further relief after graduation… Murnion/Wittman reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Elizabeth O’Halloran, Nick LeTang

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