“One Text Is Enough” – The Eleventh Circuit Confirms that a Single Explicit Age Disclosure Can Sustain §2422(b) and §2423(b) Convictions 1. Introduction In United States v. Dustin Hatcher (11th Cir....
Brown v. McMillon: Eleventh Circuit Rejects “Administrative Default Judgments by Acquiescence” and Clarifies Futility Standard for Pro Se Pleadings Introduction In Mubbrika S. Brown & Alquddus Brown...
The Vail-Romero Doctrine: Abandonment of the “Unable-or-Unwilling” Challenge as a Complete Bar to Asylum Relief in the Eleventh Circuit 1. Introduction Sandra Vail-Romero, a young indigenous woman...
United States v. Grindle: Mental-Health Challenges Do Not Automatically Vitiate Knowing & Voluntary Sentence-Appeal Waivers Introduction United States v. Nicholas Grindle (11th Cir. Aug. 15, 2025)...
No Qualified Immunity Without Discretionary Authority: Eleventh Circuit Fortifies First-Amendment Protection in School-Board Forums Commentary on Arthur Huggins v. School District of Manatee County,...
“Jet-Bridge Seizures” and Municipal Accountability: The New Fourth-Amendment Framework from Andre v. Clayton County I. Introduction On 15 August 2025 the Eleventh Circuit published its decision in...
“Implicit-Accounting” in Disability Adjudication: Eleventh Circuit Confirms ALJs May Address Moderate Social and Adaptive Limitations Without Mirroring Them Verbatim in the RFC Patterson v....
From “Equitable” to “Statutory”: The Eleventh Circuit’s Clarification of Mootness in § 363(b) Bankruptcy Sale Appeals 1. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Payam Katebian v. Tamara...
“Same Time, New Package” – Eleventh Circuit Confirms Broad Discretion to Re-impose an Identical Aggregate Sentence After § 2255 Partial Vacatur Introduction In United States v. Michael Chance, No....
Delay-Based Defeat of Irreparable Harm in First-Amendment Cases: A Detailed Commentary on Yahzur Yo'Seph v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections 1. Introduction In Yahzur Yo'Seph v....
Beyond the Mis-Instruction: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Erroneous “Unlawful-Activity” Stand-Your-Ground Charge Does Not, Without More, Establish Strickland Prejudice Introduction Larry Felton...
Villarino II and the CAFA Threshold: Eleventh Circuit Requires Determination of Amount-in-Controversy Before Merits Dismissal 1. Introduction In Shane Villarino v. Kenneth Joekel, No. 24-11124 (11th...
United States v. Wilks (11th Cir. 2025): Narrowing “Fair-and-Just” Plea Withdrawals and Re-affirming Wide Latitude for Upward Variances Introduction United States v. Javonne Wilks, decided on 13...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Predicate-Offense Scope: Alabama “Sexual Misconduct” Convictions Qualify as “Relating to Sexual Abuse” for Federal Child-Pornography Enhancements Introduction United States...
“Reinforcing Objectivity”: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the “Substantial-Evidence” Standard for Aesthetic Denials under the Telecommunications Act Introduction In Gulfstream Towers, LLC v. Brevard...
Clarifying the “Prone-but-Uncuffed” Threshold: Excessive-Force Parameters Re-Drawn in Roe v. Redmond & Maertz (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In August 2020 Clay County (Florida) deputies attempted...
“If the Motion Is Not Properly Filed, the Claim Is Waived” – The Eleventh Circuit’s Clarification of Speedy-Trial Waiver and COVID-Related Delay in United States v. Francisco Louis 1. Introduction In...
“When Accommodation Ends and Accountability Begins” – Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal With Prejudice for Willful Non-Compliance by Overseas Pro Se Litigant Introduction Bozorgmehr Pouyeh v. Public...
United States v. Quintero: Eleventh Circuit Affirms MDLEA Jurisdiction in Exclusive Economic Zones and Upholds Broad Definition of “Vessel Without Nationality” Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s...
Eleventh Circuit Narrows the “Sophisticated Means” Enhancement and Clarifies Post-Dubin Aggravated-Identity-Theft Analysis Commentary on United States v. Timothy Buchanan, 22-14195 (11th Cir. 2025)...