11th Circuit Case Commentaries

Bankruptcy Appeal Rule: Failure to Provide Required Transcripts and an Adequate Record Warrants Procedural Affirmance

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Bankruptcy Appeal Rule: Failure to Provide Required Transcripts and an Adequate Record Warrants Procedural Affirmance Introduction Vince Faridani v. Barbara Joyce Reaves Smith (11th Cir. 2026-07-01)...

Attendance as an Essential Function and Employee-Caused Breakdown of the ADA Interactive Process When Medical Documentation Is Withheld

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Attendance as an Essential Function and Employee-Caused Breakdown of the ADA Interactive Process When Medical Documentation Is Withheld Case: Zane Byrd v. Austal USA, LLC (11th Cir. July 1, 2026)...

Joseph Dean v. Roku Inc.: Corporate-Injury Antitrust Claims Require the Plaintiff’s Own Article III Injury; Jurisdictional Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Corporate-Injury Antitrust Claims Require the Plaintiff’s Own Article III Injury; Jurisdictional Dismissals Must Be Without Prejudice 1. Introduction Joseph Dean v. Roku Inc. (11th Cir. July 1, 2026)...

Changed Sufficiency Theory on Appeal Triggers Plain-Error Review; Circumstantial Proof Can Sustain Postal-Bribery and Check-Fraud Conspiracy Convictions

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Changed Sufficiency Theory on Appeal Triggers Plain-Error Review; Circumstantial Proof Can Sustain Postal-Bribery and Check-Fraud Conspiracy Convictions 1. Introduction In United States v. Michael...

FDLE Certification and Emergency-Response Duties as Essential Functions: Limits on ADA Accommodation, FMLA Reinstatement, and USERRA Proof

Date: Jul 2, 2026

FDLE Certification and Emergency-Response Duties as Essential Functions: Limits on ADA Accommodation, FMLA Reinstatement, and USERRA Proof Case: Will Twigg v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office...

§ 1981 Requires But-For Causation Tied to the Decisionmaker: Ambiguous Remarks and Nondecisionmaker Animus Are Insufficient

Date: Jul 2, 2026

§ 1981 Requires But-For Causation Tied to the Decisionmaker: Ambiguous Remarks and Nondecisionmaker Animus Are Insufficient Introduction In Adrian Clark v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. (11th Cir. July...

Relevant-Conduct Anchoring for Minor-Role and “Verge of Completion” Limits on § 2X1.1(b) Reductions in Money-Laundering Conspiracies

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Relevant-Conduct Anchoring for Minor-Role and “Verge of Completion” Limits on § 2X1.1(b) Reductions in Money-Laundering Conspiracies I. Introduction In United States v. Alejandra Florez-Meza (11th...

Policy-Based ADA/RA Damages Claims Require a Pattern of Similar ADA Violations to Plead Deliberate Indifference

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Policy-Based ADA/RA Damages Claims Require a Pattern of Similar ADA Violations to Plead Deliberate Indifference Case: Deborah Laubscher v. Gwinnett County (11th Cir. July 1, 2026) (Not for...

Ambiguous Prison Video Does Not Defeat Inmate Testimony at Summary Judgment in Eighth Amendment Excessive-Force Claims

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Ambiguous Prison Video Does Not Defeat Inmate Testimony at Summary Judgment in Eighth Amendment Excessive-Force Claims I. Introduction In Akeem Muhammad v. B. Turner (11th Cir. July 1, 2026)...

Garner Clearly Establishes Deadly-Force Limits for Taser Use on Vulnerable Terrain; Qualified Immunity Not Forfeited When Raised at Trial

Date: Jul 1, 2026

Garner Clearly Establishes Deadly-Force Limits for Taser Use on Vulnerable Terrain; Qualified Immunity Not Forfeited When Raised at Trial I. Introduction Keith Edwards v. Officer J. Grubbs (11th Cir....

Qualified Immunity May Be Asserted at Trial When Pleaded; Garner Clearly Establishes Deadly-Force Limits for Taser Deployment on Dangerous Terrain

Date: Jul 1, 2026

Qualified Immunity May Be Asserted at Trial When Pleaded; Garner Clearly Establishes Deadly-Force Limits for Taser Deployment on Dangerous Terrain I. Introduction In Keith Edwards v. Officer J....

Compassionate Release Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13(b)(6) Requires 10 Years Served; Dropped State Charges Do Not Qualify as “Other Reasons” Under § 1B1.13(b)(5)

Date: Jul 1, 2026

Compassionate Release Under U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13(b)(6) Requires 10 Years Served; Dropped State Charges Do Not Qualify as “Other Reasons” Under § 1B1.13(b)(5) I. Introduction In United States v. Phillip...

Oral Pronouncement Controls Over a More Restrictive Written Supervised-Release Internet Ban

Date: Jul 1, 2026

Oral Pronouncement Controls Over a More Restrictive Written Supervised-Release Internet Ban Introduction In United States v. Robert Purbeck (11th Cir. June 30, 2026) (unpublished), the Eleventh...

Good-Faith Reliance Saves Broad Provider Email Warrants; Government Review Permitted When Coextensive with a Provider’s CSAM Hash Search

Date: Jul 1, 2026

Good-Faith Reliance Saves Broad Provider Email Warrants; Government Review Permitted When Coextensive with a Provider’s CSAM Hash Search Case: United States v. Gregory Allen Williamson (11th Cir....

One Meaningful Chance to Amend: Shotgun Pleadings May Be Dismissed With Prejudice When Claims Remain Unidentifiable and Futile

Date: Jul 1, 2026

One Meaningful Chance to Amend: Shotgun Pleadings May Be Dismissed With Prejudice When Claims Remain Unidentifiable and Futile 1. Introduction In Isabel Del Pino Allen v. GEICO General Insurance...

Platform-as-Participant Control: Telegram Administration Supports §3B1.1(a) Organizer/Leader Enhancement and Forecloses §4C1.1 Zero-Point Relief

Date: Jun 30, 2026

Platform-as-Participant Control: Telegram Administration Supports §3B1.1(a) Organizer/Leader Enhancement and Forecloses §4C1.1 Zero-Point Relief Case: United States v. Nicole Devilbiss (11th Cir....

Vague Fourteenth Amendment References Cannot Create Federal Jurisdiction Over State-Law Claims Against Private Drug-Testing Providers

Date: Jun 27, 2026

Vague Fourteenth Amendment References Cannot Create Federal Jurisdiction Over State-Law Claims Against Private Drug-Testing Providers 1. Introduction Case: Bobby R. Williams v. Omega Laboratories...

Imminent-Injury Standing for Death-Row Clemency-Impairment Claims Based on Execution-Warrant Risk

Date: Jun 27, 2026

Imminent-Injury Standing for Death-Row Clemency-Impairment Claims Based on Execution-Warrant Risk 1. Introduction In Lyndon Pace v. Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections (11th Cir. June 26,...

Immediate-Donation Panhandling Bans Are Content-Based; Standing Must Be Proven Provision-by-Provision; Injunctions Must Be Party-Specific After Trump v. CASA

Date: Jun 26, 2026

Immediate-Donation Panhandling Bans Are Content-Based; Standing Must Be Proven Provision-by-Provision; Injunctions Must Be Party-Specific After Trump v. CASA, Inc. 1. Introduction In Dennis Scott v....

Immediate-Donation Panhandling Bans Are Content-Based; Standing and Relief Must Be Provision- and Party-Specific

Date: Jun 26, 2026

Immediate-Donation Panhandling Bans Are Content-Based; Standing and Relief Must Be Provision- and Party-Specific Introduction Case: Dennis Scott v. City of Daytona Beach, Florida (11th Cir. June 25,...