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Tenth Circuit Holds That a Defense Presentation of Plaintiff’s “Cop-Watch” Social Media Posts at Trial Was Unduly Prejudicial Under Fed. R. Evid. 403, Warranting a New Trial

In Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs, No. 25-1235 (10th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026), the Tenth Circuit holds that cross-examining a plaintiff for about her “cop-watching” social media videos, in which she’s shown in police and security guard “encounters unrelated to the arrest at issue” in the case, was unduly prejudicial to the plaintiff under…

by pwmollica1961 August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

Ninth Circuit Holds That A Federal Court May Exercise Supplemental Jurisdiction Over a State Law Claim Even Where the Federal Claim is a Permissive Counterclaim Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(b)

In Zunun Aero, Inc. v. The Boeing Co., No. 24-5212 (9th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), on a petition for panel rehearing, the Ninth Circuit holds that a federal court may exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims, under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a), even where the federal-law claim is a permissive counterclaim under Fed. R. Civ. P.…

by pwmollica1961 August 26, 2026

D.C. Circuit Cuts Pro Se Litigants Some (But Not Unlimited) Slack on Filing a Late Notice of Appeal Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)

In Rudometkin v. Driscoll, No. 25-5033 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 24, 2026), the D.C. Circuit considers its jurisdiction over two pro se notices of appeal filed beyond the 30- or 60-day deadline. It holds that “if a pro se notice of appeal can reasonably be read as recognizing that the appeal is late, providing reasons for…

by pwmollica1961 August 24, 2026

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