Plain-View Seizure of an Unsecured Vehicle Firearm as “Immediately Apparent” Contraband Under Fla. Stat. § 790.25(4)(a) 1. Introduction In United States v. Marquis Player (11th Cir. Aug. 27, 2026)...
Harmlessness of “Knowledge” Mens Rea Instructions, Limits on Mental-Health Context, and Lay Testimony on Call Routing in § 875(c) True-Threat Prosecutions Introduction In United States v. Richard...
Charging-Lien Enforcement Orders Are Not Immediately Appealable Under the Collateral-Order Doctrine I. Introduction In All Does (1-144) v. Conrad & Scherer, LLP (11th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), the...
Qualified Immunity at the Pleading Stage: City Commissioners Can Face First Amendment Whistleblower-Retaliation Claims; City Manager Shielded for Paid Suspension Pending Termination 1. Introduction...
Full-Recourse Guaranty Triggered by the Mere Filing of a Bankruptcy Petition—Authorization Not Required (Georgia Law) Case: Access Point Financial, LLC v. Charles Everhardt (No. 26-11169) (11th Cir....
Non-Merits Shotgun-Pleading Dismissals Need Not Precede with Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Analysis; Rule 72(a) Waiver Bars Appeal of Nondispositive Magistrate Orders 1. Introduction In Civica Simpson...
Policy Violations and Delayed Care Do Not Establish Eighth Amendment Liability Without Subjective Awareness of a Strong Likelihood of Serious Harm and a Causal Link Introduction In Harold Dombrowski...
Eleventh Circuit: § 3553(a) Factors Alone Can Defeat Compassionate Release; Minimal Explanation Suffices and No Deference Owed to Original Sentencer 1. Introduction In United States v. Julio...
Howard (11th Cir.): Unraised Suppression Theories Trigger Plain-Error Review, Unobjected Magistrate Orders Are Unreviewable, and General Perjury Findings Support §3C1.1 I. Introduction In United...
Keene Harmless-Error Affirmance for Disputed Safety-Valve Eligibility When the District Court Would Impose the Same Substantively Reasonable Sentence I. Introduction In United States v. Pedro...
Callais-Driven Vacatur: Section 2 Redistricting Injunctions Must Be Reassessed Under a Strong-Inference-of-Intent and Race–Politics Disentanglement Framework Introduction In Coakley Pendergrass v....
Section 2 Redistricting Injunctions Must Be Vacated and Remanded for Reapplication Under Louisiana v. Callais 1. Introduction This consolidated Eleventh Circuit appeal (captioned in relevant part as...
FBI Investigative Conclusions as Admissible Public Records—and the Trial-Contaminating Effect of Erroneous Partial Summary Judgment on Consent-Based Claims Case: Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation...
Pettway Reaffirmed: Title VII Participation Clause Bars Termination for Any EEOC-Charge Statements, Even If False Case: Jeremy Ellis v. Sheriff, Hillsborough County Florida Court: U.S. Court of...
Verified Prisoner Complaints and Retaliatory Denials of Care: Summary-Judgment Limits in Eighth- and First-Amendment Medical Claims Case: Jonathan Michael Burton v. Dr. G. Espino (11th Cir. Aug. 25,...
Intervening Callais Decision Requires Vacatur-and-Remand of Section 2 Injunctions Without Piecemeal Merits Parsing Introduction In Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. v. Secretary, State of Georgia...
Local-Rule Missteps Can Be “Excusable Neglect” for Late Fee Filings; Res Judicata-Barred Claims Support Defense Fee Awards 1. Introduction In David W. Foley, Jr. v. Orange County (11th Cir. Aug. 25,...
Rule 41(b) “Without Prejudice” Dismissals Become “With Prejudice” When Limitations Have Run—And Repeated Conference No‑Shows Can Justify the Ultimate Sanction Case: Deandre Arnold v. City of Hampton,...
Post-Muldrow Adverse-Action Rule: “Some Injury” Suffices for Title VII Discrimination, but Retaliation Still Requires Material Harm Case: Rishi Arora v. Miami-Dade County, Florida (11th Cir. Aug. 25,...
Criminal FCA Estoppel for PPP Fraud and Standalone Excessive-Fines Review (No Restitution Aggregation) 1. Introduction United States of America, ex rel. Ruth Collins v. Shelitha Renee Robertson (11th...