“The Nose Still Knows” – Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms that the Odor of Marijuana Alone Creates Probable Cause for a Vehicle Search Even After State-Level Legalization Commentary on United States v....
Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (en banc) Decided 11 July 2025 1. Introduction Clarissa Gilmore v. Georgia Department of Corrections is one of...
United States v. Morgan: Patane Meets Abandonment – When Miranda-Defective Statements Can Extinguish Fourth-Amendment Privacy Introduction United States v. Steven George Morgan, No. 23-11114 (11th...
“Too Late to Remand”: The Eleventh Circuit’s Unpublished Decision in Albert M. Robinson v. Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. 1. Introduction In Albert M. Robinson v. Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc....
Clements II: Opening the Door to Habeas Jurisdiction Based on Sex-Offender Residency Restrictions Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in Louis Mathew Clements v. Secretary,...
Clements v. Commissioner: Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms Strict Standards for Rule 60(b) Relief and Sentence-Six Remands in Social Security Disability Cases 1. Introduction The unpublished decision in...
“Say It or Lose It” – The Eleventh Circuit’s Clarification on Rule 26 Expert Disclosures in Hickey v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. 1. Introduction The decision of the United States Court of Appeals...
O’Neil v. Hill: Eleventh Circuit Tightens the Leash on Qualified-Immunity Appeals and Reaffirms the Ban on Punitive Restraint Chairs Introduction Timothy O’Neil sued former Clayton County, Georgia,...
Tactical Accessories and the § 924(c) Nexus: The Eleventh Circuit Affirms That Items Such as Smoke Grenades Can Tie Firearms to Drug-Trafficking Offenses – Commentary on United States v. Jamaul...
Reaffirming Felon-in-Possession Prohibitions Post-Rahimi: The Eleventh Circuit’s Decision in United States v. Whitaker 1. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s per curiam opinion in United States v....
Affirming Broad Discretion to Dismiss Pro Se Actions for Discovery Non-Compliance: Gregory Makozy v. United Parcel Service Introduction In Gregory Makozy v. United Parcel Service, the United States...
“Actual Malice Must Be Plausibly Pled”: The Eleventh Circuit’s Re-affirmation of the Twombly/Iqbal Standard in Public-Figure Defamation Cases Introduction In Patrick Nathaniel Reed v. Brandel Eugene...
Reed v. Chamblee & Reed v. Ryan: Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms the Twombly/Iqbal “Actual-Malice” Pleading Threshold for Public-Figure Defamation Claims 1. Introduction The consolidated appeals in...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Good-Cause Requirement for Late Suppression Motions and Harmless-Error Review of Guideline Miscalculations Commentary on United States v. Kenneth Ingram, No. 23-11251 (11th...
Clarifying Multiplicity and Guideline “Double-Counting” in § 111(b) Assaults: United States v. Lester Nash Introduction United States v. Lester Nash, No. 23-13290 (11th Cir. July 8 2025)...
“No Claim, No Award” – Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Arbitrators Exceed Their Powers by Granting Relief on Unsubmitted Claims in Nalco Company LLC v. Laurence Bonday Introduction The United States...
Heid v. Rutkoski: Broadening the “Totality-of-the-Circumstances” Shield—Qualified Immunity for Split-Second Deadly-Force Decisions 1. Introduction The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
“All Regional Centers Must Pay” – The Sunshine State Precedent on the EB-5 Integrity Fund Fee Introduction In Sunshine State Regional Center, Inc. v. Director, USCIS, the United States Court of...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies §523(a) Non-Dischargeability for Corporate Debtors Under Subchapter V Introduction In Benshot, LLC v. 2 Monkey Trading, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the...
Eleventh Circuit Narrows Grable: State-Law Contract Claims Alleging Unregistered Broker-Dealer Activity Do Not “Substantially” Raise a Federal Question Introduction AST & Science LLC (“AST”), a...