Gray v. Birchfield & Koch Foods: The Eleventh Circuit Confirms that More Than One “Prevailing Party” May Exist When a Single Plaintiff Sues Multiple Defendants 1. Introduction Ka’Toria Gray, a nurse...
“No Participation, No Privilege”: The Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standing for Interlocutory Appeals Based on Legislative Privilege Introduction In Pen American Center, Inc. v. Escambia County School...
United States v. Collins (11th Cir. 2025): Post-Bruen Endorsement of § 5861(d) and the Limits of Plain-Error Second-Amendment Challenges Introduction United States v. Sidney Rashard Collins,...
Hernandez v. Sheriff of Manatee County, Florida Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Failure to Interview a Suspect, Standing Alone, Does Not Defeat Probable Cause for § 1983 Malicious-Prosecution or...
“Arguable Probable Cause” in the Context of Domestic-Violence Injunctions: The Johnston Clarification by the Eleventh Circuit 1. Introduction In Deon Johnston v. Deputy Sean M. Carlson, the United...
Reaffirming the 45-Day Exhaustion Rule and Employer Accommodation Parameters under the Rehabilitation Act Introduction Angela Gilder-Lucas, a supervisor of education at a federal prison in...
Fox v. Weiner: Eleventh Circuit Reinforces Strict Adherence to Bankruptcy-Appellate Deadlines and Record-Designation Requirements 1. Introduction In Calvin David Fox v. Robin R. Weiner, No. 24-10423...
Eleventh Circuit Confirms “Spring-Back” Authority Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act Introduction In Rachael M. Gorecki v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration, No. 23-13863 (11th Cir....
The McNair Doctrine: Inherent Authority of District Courts to Dismiss Prisoner Civil-Rights Complaints Without Prejudice for Procedural Non-Compliance 1. Introduction James E. McNair v. K. Johnson,...
United States v. Patrick Joseph: Re-affirming Broad District-Court Discretion to Deny Compassionate Release Solely on § 3553(a) Factors 1. Introduction United States v. Patrick Joseph, No. 24-10700...
Reinforcing the Evidentiary Threshold for Causation in Maritime Wake-Damage Claims: Albano v. Perih (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction In Peter Joachim Albano v. Patric J. Perih, the United States Court...
Affirming De-Facto Life Sentences Below the Statutory Maximum: United States v. Billy McCall, Jr. and the Eleventh Circuit’s Framework for Weighing § 3553(a) Factors 1. Introduction Case Name: United...
“Still Smells Like Probable Cause” – The Eleventh Circuit’s Re-affirmation that the Odor of Marijuana Alone Justifies a Warrantless Automobile Search (United States v. Gregory LaMarcus Green,...
Johnson v. Spalding County: The Eleventh Circuit Tightens the Double-Hearsay Gate at Summary Judgment and Re-affirms that a “Convincing Mosaic” Is Not a Separate Test Introduction Happy Johnson, the...
Breedlove v. Christian: No Per-Se Bad-Faith Presumption for Police Body-Cam Spoliation & Early Qualified-Immunity Dismissals Reaffirmed Introduction On 13 March 2021 the Clayton County Police...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Alabama Wrongful-Foreclosure Claims Do Not Require Mortgagees to Produce the Original Note (“Show-Me-the-Note”) Haywood Jackson Mizell v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 1....
Unwritten Qualification Thresholds as Evidence of Pretext: A Comprehensive Commentary on Scott v. Macon-Bibb County, Georgia (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction In Scott v. Macon-Bibb County, Georgia, No....
United States v. Pettway: Re-entrenching § 922(g)(1) After Rahimi and Clarifying “Intrinsic” Evidence & Sentencing Cross-References Introduction In United States v. James Pettway, No. 24-10422 (11th...
United States v. Michel: Clarifying the Scope of District-Court Discretion After Guideline Amendment 821 in § 3582(c)(2) Proceedings 1. Introduction United States v. Jonas Michel, No. 24-11699 (11th...
United States v. Thirkield – Re-confirming ACCA Predicate Status of Georgia Marijuana Convictions & The Continuing Constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s...