“Enough Truth to Make Investors Second‑Guess”: The Eleventh Circuit’s Flexible Corrective‑Disclosure Standard for Loss Causation in City of Hollywood Police Officers’ Retirement System v. NextEra...
Rejecting “Presidential Tolling” and Weaponized Shotgun Pleadings: The Eleventh Circuit’s Decision in Trump v. Clinton / Habba v. Dolan I. Introduction This consolidated Eleventh Circuit opinion,...
Trump v. Clinton (11th Cir. 2025): No Special Tolling for Sitting Presidents and Robust Sanctions for Abusive Political Litigation I. Introduction This consolidated appeal from the Eleventh Circuit...
Rejecting “Presidential Tolling” and Sanctioning Politicized Shotgun Pleadings: Commentary on Donald J. Trump v. Hillary R. Clinton (11th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This Eleventh Circuit decision...
No “Presidential Tolling,” Shotgun Pleadings, and Sanctions for Political Litigation: Commentary on Trump v. Clinton (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction This commentary analyzes the Eleventh Circuit’s...
Professional Judgment, Deliberate Indifference, and Harmless Error in Civil Detainee Medical-Care Claims: Commentary on Nealy v. Masters, No. 24‑13002 (11th Cir. Nov. 26, 2025) I. Introduction This...
No Presumption of Vindictiveness from a Higher Guidelines Range Without an Increased Aggregate Sentence: Commentary on United States v. Camacho (11th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction United States v....
Honest Belief and Protected Activity in Title VII Retaliation: Commentary on Louissaint v. Miami-Dade County I. Introduction This Eleventh Circuit decision, Debbie Louissaint v. Miami-Dade County,...
Aligning the CGL Employer’s Liability Exclusion with Alabama Workers’ Compensation Standards: Commentary on Amanali Babwari v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Limits on School Liability for Student-on-Student Hazing and Reaffirms Robust Qualified and State-Agent Immunity I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Rodney...
Stermer v. Old Republic: Reasonably Equivalent Value, Contingent Interests, and Strict Limits on Successor Liability in Bankruptcy Fraudulent Transfer Litigation I. Introduction The Eleventh...
Extending the Pioneer “Excusable Neglect” Standard to Criminal Rule 45 Motions: A Commentary on United States v. Beaufils I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s published decision in United States v....
No Second Bite at the Apple: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Broad Discretion to Deny Post‑Judgment Amendments that Unduly Prejudice Defendants I. Introduction This commentary examines the Eleventh...
Clarifying Federal-Sector Title VII and COVID-19 Mask Accommodations under the Rehabilitation Act: Commentary on Laura Dang v. Postmaster General (11th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This unpublished,...
Reaffirming the Admissibility of Prior Failure‑to‑Register Convictions and Intrinsic Flight Evidence in SORNA Prosecutions: A Comprehensive Commentary on United States v. Fuertes (11th Cir. Nov. 24,...
United States v. Lara: District Court Discretion to Deny Amendment 821 “Zero‑Point Offender” Reductions on § 3553(a) Grounds Alone I. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in...
Independent State Actors, Municipal Garbage-Fee Prosecutions, and the Limits of Monell and RICO Liability Commentary on Santori Little v. The City of Valley, Alabama, No. 24‑10120 (11th Cir. Nov. 25,...
Plain-Error Limits on Erlinger-Based ACCA Challenges and the Continued Validity of Felon Disarmament in the Eleventh Circuit: A Commentary on United States v. Murray I. Introduction This commentary...
Interlocutory Appeals, Drug Quantity Proof, and Sentencing Records in Federal Drug Cases: A Commentary on United States v. Marc (11th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This commentary examines the...
Intent Matters: The Eleventh Circuit Narrows ERISA “Preexisting Condition” Exclusions in Johnson v. Reliance Standard I. Introduction In Cheriese D. Johnson v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance...