Rule 32.1 Requires a Real Revocation Hearing and an On-the-Record Guidelines Calculation for Revocation Sentences 1. Introduction In United States v. Jonathan Young (11th Cir. Jan. 12, 2026)...
Post-Erlinger Rule: ACCA “Different Occasions” Must Be Found by a Jury (or Admitted), and Sentencing-Court Factfinding Requires Vacatur Absent Harmlessness I. Introduction United States v....
Adverse § 3553(a) Findings Alone Foreclose Compassionate Release Without Reaching “Extraordinary and Compelling” Disputes 1. Introduction In United States v. Frantz Pierre (11th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026)...
Irreparable Harm Requires a Legally Available Referendum: Kemp v. City of Claxton Bars Injunctive Relief Against Atlanta’s Petition-Circulator Residency Rule I. Introduction In Lisa Baker v. City of...
Invited-Error Bar to “Rehabilitation-Based Imprisonment” Challenges in Federal Sentencing Case: United States v. Brian Joseph McKay (11th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026) (unpublished, “Not for Publication”)...
Generic National Sentencing Statistics Do Not Prove “Unwarranted Disparity” Without Apples-to-Apples Comparability Introduction In United States v. Oscar Pena-Sanregre (11th Cir. Jan. 9, 2026) (per...
Self-Representation Requires a Knowing Waiver and Courtroom Decorum: Disruptive “Sovereign Citizen” Conduct Permits Counsel Appointment and Trial in the Defendant’s Absence Introduction United States...
Conspiracy Acquittal Does Not Undermine Anti‑Kickback Substantive Convictions; Supervisory Role Bars §4C1.1 Zero‑Point Offender Relief Case: United States v. David Byron Copeland (11th Cir. Jan. 9,...
Subjective Recklessness as the Decisive Gatekeeper: Deliberate-Indifference, Prison Diet Claims, and Conclusory “Policy” Pleading in § 1983/RLUIPA Litigation Introduction In Nyka O'Connor v. Barry...
Upward Variances May Rest on Guideline-Accounted Facts, and Disparity Claims Require “Apples-to-Apples” Comparators — United States v. Anna Michelle La Rue (11th Cir. 2026) 1. Introduction In United...
Section 1367(b) Does Not Bar Defendants’ Counterclaims/Third-Party Claims Against a Nondiverse Subsidiary; Realignment Requires a “Collision of Interests” Case: EPI-USE Systems Limited v. BI Brainz,...
Eleventh Circuit Rule: Nonviolent-Felon As-Applied Second Amendment Challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) Are Foreclosed by Rozier and Dubois II Despite Bondi and Florida Commissioner Introduction In...
Post-Bruen/Rahimi Felon-in-Possession Challenges Remain Foreclosed in the Eleventh Circuit; Brief § 3553(c)(2) Variance Explanations Suffice When the Record Is Clear Case: United States v. Randall...
Autobiographical “Fiction” as Intrinsic Evidence “Necessary to Complete the Story” of a Drug Conspiracy Introduction In United States v. Kenneth Pertillo (11th Cir. Jan. 8, 2026) (unpublished), the...
§ 3582(c)(2) Amendment 821 Reductions: Prior § 3553(a) Variances Cannot Expand the § 1B1.10(b)(2)(B) Substantial-Assistance Exception Introduction In United States v. Wayne Duke (11th Cir. Jan. 7,...
MDLEA Jurisdiction in Foreign EEZs: EEZ Treated as “High Seas,” Broad Stateless-Vessel Definition, and No U.S. Nexus Requirement Case: United States v. Ronald Arregoces Barros (11th Cir. Jan. 7,...
U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(c) Limits Only Acquitted-Conduct Use: Relevant Conduct Beyond the Plea Remains Proper Case: United States v. Phillip Howard (11th Cir., Jan. 7, 2026) (per curiam) (not for...
“In Connection With” Under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B): Constructive Facilitation and the Presumption from Knowing Possession During an Armed Robbery Introduction In United States v. Demarion Nelson...
Third-Party Notice May Be “On the Insured’s Behalf,” But Timeliness Is Measured From the Insured’s Occurrence-Based Duty Introduction In A. B. v. David Jacobs Barrow (11th Cir. Jan. 7, 2026), the...
DMCA § 512(c) Safe Harbor: Hash-Matching Outputs and Algorithmic Curation Do Not Create “Red Flag” Knowledge or “Right and Ability to Control” Without Specific Infringement and Substantial Influence...