Reaffirming the Limits of Martinez: Procedural Default Not Excused for Unbriefed Ineffective-Assistance Claims on Post-Conviction Appeal Introduction In Christopher Watts v. Secretary, Florida...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the Limits of Non-Signatory Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses under Florida Law Introduction In Jesus Santiago, Jr. v. Neno Research LLC, the United States Court of...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Timeliness Standard for Claim-Processing Objections to Defective NTAs Introduction Case Name: Sara Ordoñez-Vasquez v. U.S. Attorney General Court & Date: United States...
United States v. Pineda: Clarifying the Non-Jurisdictional Nature of MDLEA Vessel Status and the Breadth of Sentence-Appeal Waivers Introduction In United States v. Braudimil Pineda, No. 22-13661...
Reaffirming the Extraterritorial Reach of the MDLEA: United States v. Wilmer Payan (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In United States v. Wilmer Payan, the Eleventh Circuit revisited the...
United States v. McFarlane: Post-Esteras Deference to District-Court Discretion in Upward Variances on Supervised-Release Revocations Introduction In United States v. Yackeem McFarlane, No. 24-11512...
Public-School Teachers’ In-Class Use of Preferred Titles/Pronouns Is Employee Speech “Pursuant to Official Duties” Under Garcetti I. Introduction Katie Wood v. Florida Department of Education (11th...
Preponderance Burden and Non-Arbitrary § 982 Forfeiture: Computational Errors Require Vacatur and Honeycutt “Mastermind” Theories Require Record Findings I. Introduction United States v. Joff Stenn...
United States v. Hardaway – The Eleventh Circuit Confirms that Sensory-Based Circumstantial Evidence Alone Can Establish Controlled-Substance Possession in Supervised-Release Revocation Proceedings...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms that Voluntary Dismissal Forecloses Rule 60(b)(6) Relief in TRIA/ATA Asset-Turnover Cases Introduction In Antonio Caballero v. Leonardo González Dellan, the United States...
“From Boulders to Pebbles”: Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms the “Any-Part” Causation Standard and Retires McDonnell-Douglas for Federal-Sector Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Introduction The...
Extending “Relation-Back” Tolling to Florida Rule 3.851: A Commentary on Thomas Overton v. Secretary, FL DOC (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction On 26 June 2025 the United States Court of Appeals for the...
Extending Bates: Eleventh Circuit Confirms Relation-Back Tolling for Facially-Deficient Rule 3.851 Motions in Capital Habeas Cases 1. Introduction Thomas Mitchell Overton, a Florida death-row...
Overcoming AEDPA Deference for Batson Step-Three Errors Where the Record Shows Explicit Race-Based Reasoning and Strong Evidence of Discrimination; Batson Violations Not Subject to Harmless-Error...
“Uncontested Vocational-Expert Testimony as Substantial Evidence” Commentary on Kerrie Klarner v. Commissioner of Social Security (United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No....
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that “Knee-on-Neck” Force on Restrained, Non-Resisting Suspects Is Clearly Established Excessive Force Introduction Ray Shepard v. Anthony Paul (No. 23-13611, 11th Cir. 25...
The “Invited-Error Bar” and Intrinsic-Evidence Doctrine Reinforced: A Comprehensive Commentary on United States v. Hasan Muhammed (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In United States v. Hasan Muhammed,...
“Cover-Up” Is Not a “New Injury”: The Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Statute-of-Limitations, Standing, and Tax-Injunction Principles Introduction Brian Rice, a Birmingham property owner, became convinced...
“Below the Lowest Point”: The Eleventh Circuit’s Robust Re-affirmation of the Justice Oaks Settlement Standard and the Forfeiture Doctrine in Don Smith v. Sonya Salkin Slott Introduction The decision...
Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms a “Rigorous Identity” Comparator Standard for Class-of-One Equal Protection Claims in Complex Regulatory Contexts Introduction In Hybrid Pharma LLC v. Matthew Knispel,...