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State court decisions and legal developments across all 50 states and territories. Coverage spans state supreme courts, appellate courts, and significant trial court rulings on family law, property, criminal justice, and more.

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Nebraska Supreme Court

Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Corporate Veil Piercing Standards

The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a ruling in Perkins v. RMR Building Group on January 23, 2026, clarifying that piercing the corporate veil is an equitable remedy rather than a standalone legal action. The court also established important appellate review standards for equity cases involving credibility determinations.

•Piercing the corporate veil is an equitable remedy, not an independent cause of action
•Appellate courts review equity cases de novo but may defer to trial court credibility assessments
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Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Insurance Coverage for Pollution Cases

The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that government permits authorizing emissions have no relevance in determining whether pollution exclusions apply to commercial liability insurance policies. The January 23, 2026 decision answers a certified question from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

•Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled government permits for emissions are irrelevant to pollution exclusion analysis in commercial liability policies
•Decision answers certified question from Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in ongoing federal litigation between Griffith Foods and National Union Fire Insurance
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Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court Reverses ICC Approval of Major Power Line Project

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the Illinois Commerce Commission properly granted a certificate to Grain Belt Express, LLC for a high-voltage transmission line project, rejecting challenges from citizen groups who argued the company lacked adequate financial capability.

•Illinois Supreme Court affirmed ICC approval of Grain Belt Express transmission line certificate
•Court ruled that present financial capability is not required for CPCN approval
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New Mexico Supreme Court

New Mexico High Court Affirms Murder Conviction in Matricide Case

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of Nicholas M. Hubbard for killing his mother Esther Hubbard. The court rejected Hubbard's claims of insufficient evidence, improper jury instructions, and evidentiary errors in the January 22, 2026 decision.

•Nicholas Hubbard's first-degree murder conviction for killing his mother was affirmed by the New Mexico Supreme Court
•The court rejected four appellate arguments including insufficient evidence and improper jury instructions
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Arkansas Supreme Court

Arkansas Supreme Court Affirms Adult Trial for Juvenile Capital Murder Case

The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court's denial of Jonathan Rolfe's motion to transfer his capital murder case to juvenile court. Rolfe, charged as an adult for allegedly killing three family members including his mother, challenged the constitutionality of the state's juvenile transfer statute.

•Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed denial of motion to transfer Jonathan Rolfe's capital murder case to juvenile court
•Rolfe challenged Arkansas Code section 9-27-318 as unconstitutional, but court cited 2012 precedent rejecting same argument
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Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Supreme Court Issues Two-Year Suspension to Cincinnati Attorney

The Supreme Court of Ohio imposed a conditionally stayed two-year suspension on Cincinnati attorney Mark Carter Eppley following a disciplinary proceeding. The Cincinnati Bar Association charged Eppley with 24 violations of professional conduct rules involving client neglect, fund misappropriation, and unauthorized practice.

•Cincinnati attorney Mark Carter Eppley received a conditionally stayed two-year suspension from the Ohio Supreme Court
•The Cincinnati Bar Association charged Eppley with 24 violations of professional conduct rules
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Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Affirms Attorney Fee Award in Medical Debt Case

The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed a district court's decision awarding attorney fees and costs to patient Taylor Wood in a medical debt collection case brought by Medical Recovery Services LLC and Intermountain Emergency Physicians PLLC.

•Idaho Supreme Court affirmed district court's ruling that patient Taylor Wood was the prevailing party in medical debt collection case
•Court upheld award of attorney fees and costs to Wood against Medical Recovery Services LLC and Intermountain Emergency Physicians PLLC
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Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Inmate's Mandamus Action

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an inmate's mandamus complaint for failing to comply with statutory filing requirements. The case reinforces strict enforcement of rules requiring inmates to submit certified account balance statements when filing legal actions.

•Ohio Supreme Court unanimously affirmed dismissal of inmate's mandamus complaint for procedural deficiency
•R.C. 2969.25(C)(1) requires inmates to submit certified six-month account balance statements with legal filings
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Wyoming Supreme Court

Wyoming Supreme Court Rules on Probation Revocation Procedure Error

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled January 22, 2026, on a criminal appeal challenging probation revocation procedures in *Jeremy S. Velasquez v. The State of Wyoming*. The case centers on whether the district court committed plain error by revoking probation without conducting a proper disposition hearing.

•Wyoming Supreme Court reviewed probation revocation procedures after district court found violations and imposed sentence without disposition hearing
•Case involved State's third petition to revoke Jeremy Velasquez's probation in Goshen County District Court
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Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Reverses District Court in Ranch Property Dispute

The Idaho Supreme Court reversed a district court's summary judgment in a complex family ranch dispute involving The Little Nickell Ranch LLC and multiple heirs. The case centers on restraints on alienation of real property.

•Idaho Supreme Court reversed district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in ranch property dispute
•Case involves restraints on alienation of real property and their legal validity under statutory and common law
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