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Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Lawmakers Challenge State Agency's Driver Data Sharing Authority

Oklahoma State Senator Kendal Sacchieri and 33 other state legislators have petitioned the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Service Oklahoma from sharing driver records with a national motor vehicle database. The lawmakers argue the state agency lacks statutory authority to transmit records to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators' State-to-State Verification Service.

•34 Oklahoma state legislators filed petition against Service Oklahoma and Executive Director Jay Doyle

•Lawmakers seek temporary injunction blocking transmission of driver records to interstate database

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Supreme Court Issues Writs Against District Judge in Drilling Case

The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued extraordinary writs of prohibition and mandamus against a Grady County district judge, blocking enforcement of a September 2025 judgment and ordering dismissal of all claims in a case involving Cactus Drilling Company LLC.

•Oklahoma Supreme Court issued writs of prohibition and mandamus against Grady County District Judge Kory Kirkland

•Court blocked enforcement of September 11, 2025 judgment and ordered dismissal of all claims against Cactus Drilling Company

•Idaho Supreme Court reversed district court's summary judgment in favor of Cave Bay Community Services

Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Property Easement Dispute

The Idaho Supreme Court reversed a district court's summary judgment ruling in a property dispute between Cave Bay Community Services and Morgan Lohman over easement rights. The case involves a homeowners association's permanent easement on 7.31 acres of land that Lohman purchased, with the court remanding the case for further proceedings.

•Dispute involves homeowners association's option to purchase 7.31 acres of easement land for $1

•Idaho Supreme Court delivered mixed ruling with partial affirmation and vacation of district court decision

Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Issues Mixed Ruling in Cancer Camp Property Dispute

The Idaho Supreme Court delivered a split decision in a property valuation dispute between Camp Magical Moments, a nonprofit cancer camp for children, and former property owners Tom and Ann Walsh. The court affirmed parts of the district court's ruling while vacating others and remanded the case for additional proceedings.

•Camp Magical Moments won $154,753 judgment for property valuation dispute with Walsh family

•Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed dismissal of pro se wrongful death case

Supreme Court of Iowa

Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Pro Se Medical Malpractice Case

The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court's dismissal of a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Preston H. Tornell, who represented himself after his wife Kara died following emergency treatment at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center.

•Preston Tornell sued multiple healthcare defendants after wife's death at MercyOne hospital

•Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed $2.84 million jury verdict in workplace death case

Supreme Court of Iowa

Iowa Supreme Court Reverses $2.84M Workplace Death Verdict

The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously reversed a $2.84 million jury verdict awarded to the family of Michael Griffith, who died after falling through an open catwalk gate into machinery at Wendling Quarries. The court held that co-employee gross negligence claims failed as a matter of law due to insufficient evidence.

•Court found insufficient evidence of actual knowledge required for co-employee gross negligence

•Nebraska Supreme Court held that expiration of harassment protection orders renders appeals moot

Nebraska Supreme Court

Nebraska Supreme Court Sets Mootness Standards for Protection Orders

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Thursday on when appeals of harassment protection orders become moot after expiration. The consolidated cases of Flinn v. Strode establish new precedent for appellate review of expired protective orders.

•Court established three-factor test for public interest exception to mootness doctrine

•Nebraska Supreme Court established that due process determinations in juvenile cases are questions of law subject to independent appellate review

Nebraska Supreme Court

Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies Due Process Rights in Juvenile Transfer

The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a ruling on February 6, 2026, in *In re Interest of Aaden S.*, establishing important precedent for constitutional due process requirements in juvenile transfer proceedings. The decision clarifies review standards and reinforces procedural protections for minors facing potential transfer to adult court.

•Court clarified that juvenile transfer decisions are reviewed de novo on the record for abuse of discretion

•Idaho Supreme Court partially affirmed and vacated district court ruling in nonprofit property dispute

Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Issues Mixed Ruling in Cancer Camp Property Dispute

The Idaho Supreme Court partially affirmed and vacated a lower court ruling in a property dispute between Camp Magical Moments Cancer Camp for Kids and Tom and Ann Walsh. The court ordered the case remanded for additional proceedings in the dispute over building valuations and property disposition.

•Camp Magical Moments won $154,753.42 judgment against Walsh family for building valuation differences