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Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Nov 26, 2025•4 min read

Rhode Island Supreme Court Denies Postconviction Relief for Dana Gallop

The Rhode Island Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the denial of Dana Gallop's petition for postconviction relief, rejecting his claims of prosecutorial misconduct and procedural errors. Gallop had argued that the state failed to disclose inducements given to eyewitnesses and that the trial court improperly handled his motion for summary disposition.

•Rhode Island Supreme Court unanimously affirmed denial of Gallop's postconviction relief petition

•Court rejected claims of prosecutorial misconduct regarding alleged undisclosed witness inducements

•Alaska Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of indigent inmate's constitutional lawsuit against Department of Corrections

Nov 26, 2025•4 min read

Alaska Supreme Court

Alaska Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Inmate's Court Access Lawsuit

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's summary judgment dismissal of Raymond Katchatag's civil rights lawsuit against the Department of Corrections. The indigent inmate alleged violations of his constitutional right to court access while preparing administrative appeals at Spring Creek Correctional Center.

•Raymond Katchatag claimed violations of his right to court access while preparing administrative appeals at Spring Creek Correctional Center

Supreme Court of Virginia

Nov 26, 2025•4 min read

Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Statute of Limitations in Child Sex Case

The Virginia Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings that dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by Jane Doe against Joseph Robert Green Jr. over allegations stemming from a sexual relationship that began when she was 14 and he was 33. The case was barred by the statute of limitations.

•Virginia Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of civil lawsuit filed 16 years after alleged abuse began

•Case involved sexual relationship between 14-year-old girl and 33-year-old man starting in 2005

•Wisconsin voters filed lawsuit alleging congressional map violates state constitution

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin Voters Challenge Congressional Map in State Supreme Court

A group of Wisconsin voters led by Elizabeth Bothfeld has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission, alleging that the state's current congressional map violates the Wisconsin Constitution. The case was filed in July 2025 and formally acknowledged by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in November.

•Case follows special procedures requiring three-judge panel appointed by Supreme Court

•Case title Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy v. Wisconsin Elections Commission appears in court records

Nov 25, 2025•1 min read

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court Case Details Under Review

A case titled Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy v. Wisconsin Elections Commission was referenced in court records, though specific details of any ruling or opinion remain under verification.

•Specific details of any ruling, legal issues, or procedural status require verification

•Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy filed constitutional challenge to congressional map on July 8, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court Assigns Three-Judge Panel for Congressional Map Challenge

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed a three-judge panel to hear a constitutional challenge to the state's congressional districts filed by Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy and individual voters against the Wisconsin Elections Commission in July 2025.

•Wisconsin Supreme Court appointed three-judge panel to hear the redistricting case under state statute requirements

•Oregon Supreme Court reversed criminal convictions of Anthony Richard Cortes in split decision

Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Supreme Court Reverses Criminal Convictions in State v. Cortes

The Oregon Supreme Court reversed both the Court of Appeals decision and circuit court judgments in State v. Anthony Richard Cortes, ordering the case remanded for further proceedings. The November 25, 2025 ruling featured a dissenting opinion from two justices in a case involving weapons possession by a houseless defendant on probation.

•Case involved interpretation of probation weapon restrictions for houseless defendant

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Maine Supreme Court Affirms Credit Union's Right to Reclaim Financed Snowmobile

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a lower court ruling awarding The County Federal Credit Union possession of a 2022 Ski-Doo Expedition snowmobile from Michael Madore. The court rejected Madore's arguments that the credit union lacked a valid security interest and that he qualified as a bona fide purchaser for value without notice.

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed credit union's right to reclaim financed snowmobile despite sale to third party

•Court rejected defendant's bona fide purchaser defense against properly perfected security interest

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Maine Court Affirms Dismissal of U.S. Bank Foreclosure Action

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a district court's dismissal without prejudice of a foreclosure action by U.S. Bank against Richard and Shirley Jewett. Third-party creditor Unifund CCR Partners, which holds a judgment lien on the property, unsuccessfully appealed the dismissal.

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously affirmed district court's dismissal without prejudice of U.S. Bank foreclosure action

•Third-party creditor Unifund CCR Partners unsuccessfully appealed the dismissal, arguing it would not preclude future foreclosure actions