Hold-Over Tenancies and Extinct Conditions Precedent: What Kessler v. City of Key West Teaches About Property Interests under the Takings Clause Introduction Stuart and Pamela Kessler, longtime...
DeLeon v. Futran Technology Inc.: Religious Accommodation Cannot Compel an Employer to Violate Federal Reporting Duties & Procedural Deadlines for Untimely Rule 59 Motions 1 Introduction Darren...
Raymond v. Hillsborough County: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the Reach of the Heck Bar over Post-Conviction § 1983 Claims Introduction Edward Raymond, acting pro se, challenged the dismissal of his...
Clarifying the COA Requirement for Rule 60(b) Habeas Appeals: Jeffery T. Crystal v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Introduction Jeffery T. Crystal v. Secretary, Florida Department of...
No Fourth-Amendment “Seizure” When Police Assist a Private Carrier: A Detailed Commentary on Samuel Ghee, IV v. Flix North America, Inc. 1. Introduction In Samuel Ghee, IV v. Flix North America,...
Voluntary Dismissal With Prejudice Confers “Substantially Prevailing” Status in CAFRA Actions: A Commentary on United States v. Brian Moore (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction United States v. Brian Moore,...
“Residual Probable Cause” After Florida’s Hemp Reform: A Comprehensive Commentary on United States v. Bain (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction United States v. Deondre Bain, No. 24-10480, decided by the...
United States v. Henry De Jesus Lopez Londoño “Mi Sangre” Eleventh Circuit, No. 18-12888 – Opinion filed 20 August 2025 (unpublished) Introduction The case arises from the conviction of Henry De...
“Not Every Toker Is a Trigger-Puller”: The Eleventh Circuit Declares that State-Compliant Medical-Marijuana Users Are Not Automatically Disarmed under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) 1. Introduction Florida...
Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms the “Schuurman Rule”: 30-Day Appeal Clock Begins on the Amendment Deadline, Not on Later Clerk-Entered Judgment Introduction Richard Burt, a tenured English professor at...
Instantaneous Force and Qualified Immunity: Sindell v. Coach & the Eleventh Circuit’s Refined Boundaries on Failure-to-Intervene and Retaliation Claims 1. Introduction On 19 August 2025 the United...
Scott v. Carnival: The Eleventh Circuit’s Strict Enforcement of Rule 26 Expert-Disclosure Deadlines in Maritime Personal-Injury Litigation 1. Introduction Alvin Scott’s cruise-ship slip-and-fall...
“The Day-Filled Rule”: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies How Insurers Must Calculate Oral-Chemotherapy Benefits 1. Introduction Henry R. Seawell III and Kathryn D. Seawell sued Colonial Life & Accident...
United States v. Elias Xavier Rosario Torres & Veronica Estefania Rodriguez Pinuela Eleventh Circuit, Aug. 19 2025 Commentary Title “No Duty to Prove the Legibility or Proper Positioning of Road...
Tattoo Imagery as Admissible Identity Evidence: United States v. Reid and the Refinement of Federal Evidentiary & ACCA Doctrine Introduction In United States v. Jonathan Anthony Reid, No. 23-10619...
Mandatory Revocation for Firearm Possession: § 3553(a) Factors Not Required & Consecutive Sentencing Presumed — Commentary on United States v. Rafael Perez (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction United States...
The Johnson Rule: Exclusive Veterans-Benefits Review & the End of District-Court Jurisdiction over Facial Constitutional Challenges Introduction In Floyd D. (Donald) Johnson v. United States...
Extending the Sunken Military Craft Act’s Bar to In-Personam Salvage Claims: A Commentary on Global Marine Exploration, Inc. v. Republic of France, Eleventh Circuit, 19 Aug 2025 1. Introduction For...
“Harmless-Error” Review for Anonymous Juries and the Enduring Use of Acquitted Conduct: An Expert Commentary on United States v. Alhaji Jewru Touray, 23-13121 (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction The...
Visionary v. Bank OZK (11th Cir. 2025): Unchallenged Alternative Grounds and the FAA’s Deferential Standard Secure Arbitral Awards Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in The...