Issuer Repurchases Outside the Reach of Section 16(b): No Short-Swing Liability for Treasury Stock Buybacks Introduction This commentary examines the Eleventh Circuit’s June 2, 2025 per curiam...
Congress’s Authority to Disarm Felons Upheld: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms § 922(g)(1) Post-Rahimi Remand 1. Introduction In United States v. André Michael Dubois (11th Cir. June 2, 2025), the Eleventh...
Scope of Liability Limitations in Sale of Goods: Direct versus Consequential Damages Introduction This commentary examines the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Sweet Additions Ingredient Processors,...
The Possession Requirement for Brady Material and Authentication Standards for Digital Evidence Confirmed in United States v. Gonzalez 1. Introduction In United States v. Mauricio Gonzalez (11th Cir....
Forfeiture of Claims-Processing Challenges to Defective Notices to Appear in Immigration Proceedings Introduction This commentary examines the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Santa I. Espinoza v. U.S....
Affirming Government’s Right to Disclose Post-Release Conduct Despite Plea Agreement Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Errol Michael Gilyot, No. 24-11276 (11th Cir....
Proper Pleading Standards for Gender Discrimination under Title VII and FCRA: Limits on Prejudice Dismissals and Pleading-Stage Analysis Introduction In Yolanda Hernandez v. CareerSource Palm Beach...
Clarifying the Persuasiveness Standard under 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520c: Evaluating Medical Opinions Based on Supportability and Consistency Introduction This commentary examines the Eleventh Circuit’s...
Title VII Retaliation Limited to Employment Practices & No Equal-Protection Retaliation Cause of Action 1. Introduction In Bobby Shed v. University of South Florida Board of Trustees, the U.S. Court...
Clarifying Willfulness under the IEEPA: Knowledge of Unlawful Conduct without Specific Regulatory Awareness Introduction United States v. Jalal Hajavi, decided May 30, 2025 by the Eleventh Circuit...
Triggering of the §1182(h) Waiver Stop-Time Rule Upon Initiation of Proceedings: Niz-Chavez Does Not Apply Introduction Nakia Courtney Hamilton, a Jamaican national and lawful permanent resident of...
Reasonableness of Minimal Force to Secure a Non-Compliant Suspect in the Patrol Car Introduction Jalen Bass v. Roland Jones, Jr. (No. 25-10261), decided May 29, 2025, by the United States Court of...
Originating Creditors as FDCPA Exempt Entities: Defining “Debt Collector” Under 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6) Introduction Bradley James Albert, a pro se plaintiff, brought suit in the Northern District of...
Arbitrary Detention, Arguable Probable Cause, and De Minimis Force: The Eleventh Circuit’s Rule in Daniels v. Blakley Introduction In Terrell Daniels, Jr. v. Kadarius Blakley (11th Cir. May 28,...
Reaffirming the Subjective Recklessness Standard in Eighth Amendment Deliberate Indifference and Ensuring Pro Se Due Process in Summary Judgment Conversions Introduction John Andrew Kister, a state...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies 30-Day Acceleration Notice Requirement Under Mortgage Note Paragraph 6(C) Introduction In Nathan Sluss v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 23-13949 (11th Cir. May 28, 2025), the...
The Persistence of the San Remo Preclusion Trap: State-Court Judgments Bar Federal Takings Claims Introduction In Richard Warner v. City of Marathon (11th Cir. May 27, 2025), plaintiffs—the Estate of...
Clarification of Pretext Analysis in Employment Discrimination: Lockett v. City of Atlanta Introduction Georginna Lockett v. City of Atlanta, Georgia (11th Cir. May 23, 2025) is an appeal from a...
Limitation of Florida’s Neutral Reporting Privilege and Clarification of Pre-Suit Notice Requirements: Rendón Delgado v. Bloomberg (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction Juan José Rendón Delgado, a...
Appellate Review of Remand Orders Under Section 1443 Removal: The Exception-to-the-Exception Rule Introduction Goshen Mortgage, as Separate Trustee for GDBT 1 Trust 2011-1, and Red Stick...