Speculation Is Insufficient: Newly Discovered Evidence About a Defense Expert’s Later Misconduct Does Not Satisfy Jones Absent a Probable Lesser Sentence I. Introduction In Benjamin Davis Smiley, Jr....
Unified “Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms” and Court-Controlled Form Governance Outside Rulemaking I. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and...
Florida Reaffirms: “New” Expert Reviews Are Not Newly Discovered Evidence; Warrant-Period Speed Is Not a Due-Process Violation Absent Denied Notice/Opportunity I. Introduction In Daniel O. Conahan,...
Florida Appellate Rule Amendments Establish “Petition-Only” Service on Order-Issuing Officials Unless They Elect Further Service 1. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate...
Mandamus to Compel Judicial Appointments: Mootness Upon Appointment and Renewed Debate Over Writ Power Against the Governor 1. Introduction In Kevin Emas v. Ron D. DeSantis, Governor (SC2026-0985),...
Florida Probate Rules (2026): § 733.612 Enforcement Treated as Adversary Proceedings; Small-Estate and Summary Administration Thresholds Increased 1. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Florida...
Florida Death-Warrant Litigation: Rule 3.852 Records Require a Nexus to a Colorable Claim; Speculative Lethal-Injection, Elderly, and “Execution-Pace” Challenges Are Not Cognizable I. Introduction In...
Prospective Application of Florida’s Post–SB 450 Nonunanimous Death-Recommendation Scheme Is Procedural and Not Ex Post Facto I. Introduction In Patrick R. McDowell v. State of Florida (Fla. July 16,...
Florida Probate “Small Estate” Expansion and New Adversary Classification for Enforcing Personal Representative Authority (2026) 1. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules - 2026...
Deference to Postconviction Credibility Findings Defeats Coercion-Based Brady/Giglio Claims; Polygraph Reports Remain Inadmissible Case: Jermaine Foster v. State of Florida (Supreme Court of Florida,...
Recantation Is “Discovered” When the Witness Chooses to Recant: Timeliness, Credibility Deference, and No-Lesser-Sentence Review in Successive Florida Capital Postconviction I. Introduction In Tina...
Graham’s “Meaningful Opportunity for Release” Rule Does Not Apply to Juvenile Homicide Offenders: Consecutive Juvenile LWOP Sentences Governed by Miller/Jones I. Introduction In Corey B. Johnson v....
First Amendment Limits on Florida Bar Rule 4-8.2(a) in Partisan “Legal Office” Campaigns Introduction In The Florida Bar v. Christopher W. Crowley (Fla. July 9, 2026), the Supreme Court of Florida...
UPRD Bond Validation: Referendum-First Authority, Curable Indenture Ambiguities, and Qualitative “Special Benefit” Proof Under City of Boca Raton I. Introduction In Dean K. Matt v. State of Florida,...
Florida Workers’ Compensation: Workplace Assault Injuries Are Compensable Upon Proof of Work-Relatedness (Including Increased-Risk Exposure) Without Proving Assailant Motive I. Introduction In...
Florida Rejects “More Stringent” Abuse-of-Discretion Review for Fraud-on-the-Court Dismissals; Adopts Traditional Layered Appellate Review I. Introduction In Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. Jonida Goga...
Florida: Discretionary Prejudgment Interest as an Equitable-Distribution Remedy Under § 61.075 I. Introduction In Scott Aron Stewart v. Mishelle Addys Perdomo Vindel (Fla. July 9, 2026), the Supreme...
Inconclusive Postconviction DNA Results Do Not Establish Newly Discovered Evidence, and Florida Recognizes No Freestanding Actual Innocence Claim I. Introduction Case: James Aren Duckett v. State of...
Autopsy-Based Lethal-Injection Challenges Are Untimely When Publicly Discoverable and Speculative Without Expert Support Case: Dennis Sochor v. State of Florida (Supreme Court of Florida, July 8,...
Florida Requires Apportionment in All Joint Proposals for Settlement—even for a Unified Single Claim Trace Elements, Inc. v. Nadja Mackensen (Fla. July 2, 2026) (Muñiz, J.) 1) Introduction This...