Pleading “Protected Activity” and Severe-or-Pervasive Harassment Under Title VII: Civility Complaints, Magistrate Authority Without Consent, and Rule 11’s Court-Filing Limitation 1. Introduction In...
Discretion to Set the Extent of Compassionate-Release Reductions After § 924(c) Anti-Stacking Changes, Guided by § 3553(a) and U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13(b)(6) Case: United States v. Demetrius Renaldo Bowers...
Paid Suspension Plus No-Contact Restrictions Can Be a Title VII “Adverse Employment Action” Under Muldrow Case: Telma Hall v. Alabama State University (11th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026) (Not for Publication)...
United States v. Guerrero-Alba: No Plain-Error Reversal for a Brief § 3553(c) Explanation Where the Record Makes the Variance Rationale Clear; Sentencing-Disparity Claims Require a Specific...
Pro Se Summary-Judgment Safeguards in EEOC Right-to-Sue Timeliness Disputes: Courts Must Draw Reasonable Inferences and Give Clear Notice of Competent Evidence Requirements 1. Introduction In David...
MDLEA Stateless-Vessel Jurisdiction: A “Request” for Nationality Need Not Use Magic Words, and U.S. Coast Guard Operations May Be Conducted from a Partner Nation’s Ship 1. Introduction This...
Eleventh Circuit Recognizes Claim-by-Claim Supplemental Jurisdiction After Federal Claims Are Dismissed I. Introduction In T. Mueller v. Walmart Corporation (11th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026), plaintiff Todd...
Rule 60(b)(6) Relief Requires True Attorney Abandonment and Client Diligence; Strategic Non-Opposition to Summary Judgment Is Not “Extraordinary” I. Introduction In Shannon Olson v. Takeda...
One Chance to Replead: With-Prejudice Dismissal of Pro Se “Shotgun” Pleadings That Fail to Tie Counts to Defendants Introduction In St. Claire Dreka v. Florida Department of Children and Families...
MDLEA Jurisdiction: No “Magic Words” Needed for a Nationality Request; Use of a Foreign Vessel Does Not Defeat U.S. Jurisdiction I. Introduction This consolidated Eleventh Circuit decision concerns...
MDLEA “Request” for Nationality Requires No Magic Words; Joint/Foreign-Platform Interdictions Do Not Defeat Jurisdiction Case: United States v. Manuel Melo (consolidated with codefendants Yesid...
MDLEA in a Foreign EEZ Treated as “High Seas”; Rule 5 Delay Remedies Limited to Suppression (Not Dismissal) Case: United States v. Silverio Henriquez (with codefendant Victor Manuel Pena-Abreu)...
Procedural Due Process for Municipal Trespass Warnings Requires a Meaningful, Standards-Guided Post-Deprivation Appeal—Even When Substantive Due Process Fails I. Introduction Case: Jesse Lee v. City...
United States v. Burton: § 1591(c) as an Alternative Mens Rea Means (No Unanimity Required) and “Purpose” to Produce Under § 2251(a) 1. Introduction In United States v. Dontae D. Burton (11th Cir....
General Relevance/Prejudice Evidentiary Rulings Do Not “Subsume” a Confrontation Clause Claim Under AEDPA; Precluding the Prior Brady-Misconduct Narrative Can Still Permit Meaningful...
Florida Building Code “Permit-Vesting” Rule: The Code in Effect on the Permit Application Date Governs for the Life of the Permit (and Later Code Editions Do Not Create Contract or § 553.84...
Late-Disclosed Key Witness May Be Excluded Under Rule 37 and Fees Awarded; Performance-Based Termination Defeats ADEA/FRCA and “Leaving” Announcement Is Not Defamatory I. Introduction In John Lapikas...
Qualified Immunity Bars § 1983 Claims for Brief Detention of a Shooting Witness Absent Clearly Established Law; Pro Se Dismissals Under Rule 12(b)(6) Generally Require at Least One Opportunity to...
Amendment 833 Is Substantive and Non-Retroactive; Pre-Amendment § 3B1.2 Minor-Role Claims Remain Governed by De Varon 1. Introduction In United States v. Rafael Gutierrez (11th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026)...
Upward Variance Upheld When District Court Adopts Government’s Sentencing Rationale and Provides Reviewable § 3553(c)(2) Reasons 1. Introduction In United States v. Salim Mohamed Yehya Alsahqani...