Equitable Tolling for Motions to Reopen Requires Explained, Continuous Diligence—FOIA Timing and “I Didn’t Know” Are Not Enough 1. Introduction In Jhonny Castiblanco-Manrique v. U.S. Attorney General...
K-9 Deployment During In-Home Warrant Arrest Is Objectively Reasonable When Officers Give Repeated Warnings, Face Prolonged Noncompliance, and Release the Dog Promptly After Handcuffing Case:...
Florida Implied Covenant Claims Require an Identified Breach of an Express Contract Term (and Account-Closure Discretion Defeats “Arbitrary” Closure Theories) I. Introduction In Sam Lewis v. JPMorgan...
Circumstantial Proof of “Death Results” Causation and Intrinsic Firearms Evidence in Fentanyl-Distribution Conspiracies I. Introduction In United States v. Joel Fonseca Flores (11th Cir. Aug. 19,...
Circumstantial Proof of “Death Results” Fentanyl Distribution and Intrinsic Firearms Evidence in Drug Conspiracies I. Introduction In United States v. Joel Fonseca Flores (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026)...
Appeal Waiver Enforcement Despite Alleged Colloquy “Confusion” and Absent Hunter-Level Miscarriage of Justice: United States v. McReynolds, II Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit...
FSIA Cases: Courts Must Use § 1608(e) Default-Judgment Procedure (Implemented Through Rule 55) Rather Than Trying a Foreign State In Absentia Case: Ricardo Devengoechea v. Bolivarian Republic of...
No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Unsecured Secret Recordings Placed in Shared Spaces; No Categorical Time-Limit Requirement for Hard-Drive Warrants Introduction In United States v. Kenneth...
Anti-Kickback Statute: “May Be Made” Satisfied by Potential Federal Coverage; Employee Safe Harbor Is an Affirmative Defense Waived if Not Raised Case: United States v. Steven Chun (with Daniel...
Accrual of § 1983 Challenges to Sex-Offender Registration Begins When Registration Is First Enforced (Not at Sentencing) Case: Darrel Deon Harvey v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et...
ADA “Qualified Individual” Rule: Illegal Marijuana Use (and Failure to Complete a Required Drug Test) Defeats the Prima Facie Case Introduction In Kimberly Bellamy v. C2 Global Professional Services...
With-Prejudice Dismissal After One Repleader Opportunity for Shotgun Pleadings, and Appellate Jurisdiction Limited to Orders Designated in the Notice of Appeal 1. Introduction In Melissa Madaffari v....
Future Plans to Move Do Not Defeat “Residency,” but “Household” Membership Turns on a Fact-Intensive Merger Inquiry (Georgia UM “Resident Relative” Coverage) I. Introduction Travelers Property...
Narrow Application of the “Miscarriage of Justice” Exception After Hunter: Within-Guidelines Sentences and Substantive-Reasonableness Claims Remain Barred by Knowing Appeal Waivers 1. Introduction In...
Last-Minute Restitution Payment Does Not Preclude Revocation Where Willful Default Is Inferable from Ability to Pay I. Introduction In United States v. Saleem Hakim (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2026)...
Defendant-Specific Findings Required for U.S.S.G. § 2B1.1(b)(10)(C) Sophisticated-Means Enhancement (Post-2015 Amendment) I. Introduction In United States v. Tamara Quicutis (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2026)...
ERISA Loss Causation in the Eleventh Circuit: “Apples-to-Apples” Comparators Are Permissive, Not Mandatory, for Proving Objective Imprudence Case: Ann Johnson v. Russell Investments Trust Company...
Notice “Reasonably Calculated” Is Required Before a Clerk Escheats Court-Registry Funds Under Fla. Stat. § 116.21; Unnoticed “Abandonment” Cannot Defeat a Takings Claim Introduction In Blake Warner...
Rule 8 Fair-Notice Requirement: Agency/Alter-Ego Liability Must Be Pleaded (Not Raised at Summary Judgment or Trial) in Diversity Contract Disputes 1. Introduction Jiangmen Benlida Printed Circuit...
Deliberate-Ignorance Instruction Properly Given Where SBA Loan Fraud Evidence Shows Evasive Statements and “Sign, Sign, Sign” Avoidance of Loan Terms Introduction In United States v. Barrett Purvis...