Eleventh Circuit Holds Sex‑Trafficking Sting Statements Nontestimonial Under the Ongoing‑Emergency Doctrine Introduction In United States v. Anthony Bernard Carter (11th Cir. Nov. 5, 2025), the...
Informal Counseling Counts: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Comparator Analysis, Pretext, and FMLA “Would-Have-Fired” Defense Case: Samuel Wilkie v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC Court: United States Court...
No Limitations Period for Denaturalization; Non‑Shepard Evidence May Establish Statutory‑Period Timing Introduction In United States v. Lazaro Prat, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court...
Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms: No § 3582(c)(2) Reduction Below the Amended Guideline Range Absent Substantial Assistance; Non‑Binding Rule 11(c)(1)(B) Recommendations Do Not Control Retroactive...
Sham Latent‑Print Verification as Fabrication: Eleventh Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Forensic Examiner, Rejects a Clearly Established Right to an “Exhaustive” Investigation Introduction This...
Laches Bars Belated Rule 41(g) Claims to Cryptocurrency Keys on Destroyed Devices: United States v. Prime (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction In United States v. Prime, the Eleventh Circuit confronted a...
Reviving Terrace and Rational-Basis Review for Alienage-Based Real-Property Rules: Eleventh Circuit Narrows Challenges to Florida’s SB 264 Introduction In Shen v. Commissioner, Florida Department of...
Incarceration Does Not Preclude a §3B1.1 Leadership Enhancement; Guidelines Counsel Consecutive Sentences for In‑Custody Offenses Case: United States v. Antoine D. Wilson Court: U.S. Court of Appeals...
Eleventh Circuit: Mental Illness Does Not Preclude an Upward Variance for Deterrence and Public Protection; Mere Reference to Pending State Charges Is Not Procedural Error When Disclaimed Case:...
Venue Errors Do Not Defeat Judicial Immunity: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Transfer and Dismissal in Ibhar Al Mheid v. Minchew Introduction In Ibhar Al Mheid v. Katy Minchew et al., No. 24-11930 (11th...
Waiver Under Rule 72(a) Bars Appellate Review; “Stray Remarks” and Non‑Comparable Exchanges Do Not Sustain § 1981 Retail Discrimination Claims — Harris v. Bath & Body Works (11th Cir. 2025) Court:...
Misadvice at Supervised-Release Revocation Is Not Plain Error Without Prejudice; Broad Sentencing Latitude Under § 3583(e) Confirmed Case: United States v. Clonet Junior Charmant, No. 25-10202 (11th...
Recharacterization Without Notice Violates Due Process; Murder Cross‑Reference Does Not Defeat First Step Act Eligibility Introduction This commentary analyzes the Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished, per...
Erlinger Claims Are Waivable: Eleventh Circuit Enforces Appeal Waiver and Upholds Georgia Marijuana PWID as an ACCA “Serious Drug Offense” Introduction In United States v. Orlando Paradise (No....
Post–Loper Bright framework: Florida “culpable negligence” child‑neglect is a categorical “crime of child neglect” under INA § 1227(a)(2)(E)(i), and Chevron‑era Pierre remains operative (for now)...
Reese v. SSA: Post-Dated Mental-Health Reports Are Not Chronologically Relevant Without Pre-Decision Corroboration; De Novo Review Permits Courts to Reach Materiality Not Addressed by the Appeals...
No Backdoor via Rule 60(b)(4): Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Law‑of‑the‑Case Limits and Imposes Rule 38 Sanctions in Foley v. Orange County Introduction In this unpublished, per curiam opinion, the U.S....
From FCHR “No Cause” to Federal Preclusion: Eleventh Circuit Bars § 1981 Claims and Reaffirms Strict Title VII Timeliness and Plausibility Requirements Introduction In Elias Makere v. Allstate...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Rule 60(b)(3)’s One‑Year Clock Runs from Entry of the “Order,” Not Delayed by Rule 58’s Separate-Document Requirement; Reaffirms Exacting Standard for “Fraud on the Court”...
Prior Prostitution Does Not Defeat Enticement or Undue-Influence Findings: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Broad Aiding-and-Abetting Liability in Minor Sex-Trafficking Cases Introduction This non-argument,...