Barnes v. Guild Mortgage Company LLC: Limits on Dismissing Claims With Prejudice Against Unserved Defendants and Reaffirmation of the Shotgun Pleading Doctrine Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Proper Exhaustion and “Unavailable” Remedies under the PLRA in Florida’s Three‑Step Grievance System: Commentary on Moultrie v. James I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Eleventh Circuit’s...
Harmless Error and Coworker “Me Too” Testimony in Retaliation Trials: Commentary on McKnight v. United Parcel Service, Inc. I. Introduction This commentary examines the Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished...
Intimate Association and Qualified Immunity: No Clearly Established Right Against Public-Employment Retaliation for a Spouse’s Political Activity in the Eleventh Circuit I. Introduction This...
MDLEA Jurisdiction in Foreign Exclusive Economic Zones and Stateless Vessels After United States v. Jimenez‑Flores I. Introduction This consolidated, unpublished decision of the United States Court...
MDLEA Jurisdiction in Foreign EEZs and the Waiver Effect of Guilty Pleas: Commentary on United States v. Jose Hugo Estupinan (11th Cir. Dec. 10, 2025) I. Introduction This consolidated, unpublished...
United States v. Bautista‑Feliciano: Guilty Plea Waivers and MDLEA Jurisdiction over Stateless Vessels in Foreign EEZs I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished per curiam decision in United...
Inherent Power to Dismiss Patently Frivolous Fee‑Paid Complaints Without Notice: Commentary on Walter W. Vega v. Fred R. Kahle I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in Walter W....
Reaffirming MDLEA Jurisdiction in Foreign Exclusive Economic Zones: A Commentary on United States v. Salas Encarnacion (11th Cir. Dec. 10, 2025) I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished,...
Geographic Limits on “Underground Coal Mine” Status Under the Black Lung Benefits Act: Commentary on Fairfield Southern Co. v. Director, OWCP I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in...
No Collection-Due-Process Review for FBAR Penalties: Eleventh Circuit Confirms Tax Court Lacks Jurisdiction over Title 31 Civil Penalties I. Introduction In Stephen C. Jenner & Judy A. Jenner v....
Ambiguous Leases, Missing Exhibits, and the “Fully Heard” Standard: Commentary on Howard Avenue Station, LLC v. The Dubliner, Inc. I. Introduction This unpublished Eleventh Circuit decision arises...
Forfeiture Appeals and Sentence-Appeal Waivers: United States v. Dublynn (11th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in United States v. Brian Dublynn, No. 24-12476...
No Sua Sponte Duty to Apply Intervening Precedent or Entertain New Legal Theories on Reconsideration: A Commentary on Lazaro Pigueiras v. U.S. Attorney General (11th Cir.) I. Introduction This...
Exhaustion, Intervening Precedent, and Motions to Reconsider: The Eleventh Circuit’s Limits on BIA Duties in Pigueiras v. U.S. Attorney General I. Introduction The consolidated petitions in Lazaro...
Federal Trade Commission v. Burton Katz: Separate Identities of Related Actions, Jurisdictional Appeal Deadlines, and Mootness After Satisfaction of Civil Contempt Sanctions I. Introduction The...
Beyond Pretext: The Eleventh Circuit’s Clarification of McDonnell Douglas and the “Convincing Mosaic” Standard in Ahmed S. Ismael v. Sheriff Richard Roundtree I. Introduction In Ahmed S. Ismael v....
Finality of Interpretive Guidance and the Scope of Medicaid “Hold Harmless” Rules: A Commentary on Florida Agency for Health Care Administration v. CMS (11th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This Eleventh...
Optional Employer-Provided Transportation, Tool Time, and Waiting Time Are Not Compensable Under the FLSA When Not Integral and Indispensable: Commentary on Villarino v. Pacesetter Personnel Service,...
Criminal Violence, Nexus, and Exhaustion in Asylum Law: Commentary on Eliseo Ismael Chanchavac‑Leon v. U.S. Attorney General I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the unpublished per curiam...