T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp., Case No. 25-197 (2026).
Regardless of whether the state court judgment remains subject to further review in state appellate proceedings, the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars federal district court jurisdiction over suits brought by state court losers complaining of injuries caused by state court judgments and seeking federal review and rejection of those judgments.
Levin v. City of Buffalo, Case No. 25-762 (2d Cir. 2026).
A municipal building commissioner who holds final policymaking authority over emergency demolition decisions subjects the municipality to Monell liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when disputed material facts exist as to whether the conditions of a property justified invoking emergency demolition authority without a pre-deprivation hearing.
City of Philadelphia v. Department of the Interior, Case No. 26-1348 (3d Cir. 2026).
The Administrative Procedure Act does not permit judicial review of a federal agency's removal of exhibits from a national park site because such removal does not constitute "agency action" as defined in 5 U.S.C. § 551(13), and the mutual-agreement requirement of 16 U.S.C. § 407n applies only to the five-acre Independence Hall National Historic Site, not to the broader 55-acre Independence National Historical Park.
Bacardi & Co. v. United States Patent & Trademark Office, Case No. 25-1355 (4th Cir. 2026).
When the Office of Foreign Assets Control issues a retroactive license that specifically authorizes a prior trademark renewal fee payment, the Patent and Trademark Office acts within its statutory authority under the Lanham Act by granting renewal based on that validated payment, even though the original renewal deadline had passed.
Marfil v. City of New Braunfels, Case No. 25-50025 (5th Cir. 2026).
Texas law does not recognize a protected property interest in the right to lease one's home on a short-term basis, and a municipal zoning ordinance prohibiting short-term rentals in residential districts survives rational-basis review under the Equal Protection Clause.
Hall v. Trivest Partners L.P., Case Nos. 25-1278/1538 (6th Cir. 2026).
Under 18 U.S.C. § 1965(b), a federal district court may not exercise civil RICO personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants solely on grounds of litigation convenience when a single forum exists where all defendants are subject to suit under traditional personal jurisdiction principles.
Rubicon Real Estate Holdings v. City of Pontiac, Case No. 25-1631 (6th Cir. 2026).
A real estate developer lacks a constitutionally protected property interest under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause in the discretionary grant of municipal zoning and licensing approvals for medical marijuana facilities when each step in the approval process remains contingent on the subjective judgment of city officials.
Peters Broadcast Engineering, Inc. v. PEM Consulting Group, LLC, Case No. 25-1519 (7th Cir. 2026).
A preliminary agreement that leaves essential terms undefined — including each party's specific performance obligations — is unenforceable as an "agreement to agree" under Indiana law, and a fraud claim fails where the plaintiff had already acted before the alleged misrepresentation was made, negating any causal reliance.
