Implied Consent Implies Implied Extraterritorial Authority for the Arresting Municipal Officer to Request a Breath Test I. Introduction State of Florida v. Bryan Allen Repple (Fla. Dec. 30, 2025)...
Section 742.14 Applies Only When Assisted Reproductive Technology Is Used: No Automatic Paternal Relinquishment for At-Home Insemination Case: Ashley Nicole Isabel Brito v. Jennifer Salas & Angel...
McCoy Limited in Florida: Counsel May Concede a Lesser Homicide When the Defendant Admits the Acts and Does Not Clearly Object I. Introduction Case: James Terry Colley, Jr. v. State of Florida and...
Prospective Application and Constitutionality of Florida’s 8–4 Jury Death Recommendation Statute: Commentary on Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida I. Introduction The Florida Supreme Court’s...
Clarifying Finality and Procedure in Florida Lawyer Discipline: Permanent Disbarment, Disciplinary Revocation Without Leave, and Grievance Committee Voting Under Amended Chapter 3 I. Introduction...
Nonlawyer Control, Not‑for‑Profit Law Firms, and Authorized Business Entities: Commentary on the 2025 Amendments to Florida Rule 4‑8.6 I. Introduction On December 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of...
Clarifying the Boundary Between Local Court Rules and Administrative Orders in Florida Trial Courts I. Introduction In In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial...
Finality of Bond Validation Judgments and the Inapplicability of Rule 1.540 in Chapter 75 Proceedings I. Introduction The consolidated decision in State Attorneys for the Second, Seventh and Ninth...
Non‑Unanimous Death Recommendations, Ex Post Facto Limits, and Inextricably Intertwined Evidence in Florida Capital Trials: Commentary on Michael H. Hunt v. State I. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
Prospective Application of Florida’s 8–4 Death‑Recommendation Statute and Rejection of Constitutional Challenges: Commentary on Michael James Jackson v. State (Fla. Dec. 18, 2025) I. Introduction The...
Procedural Finality and Categorical Exemptions in Florida Capital Cases: Commentary on Frank A. Walls v. State of Florida & Walls v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Fla. 2025) I. Introduction...
Statutory Presumption of Tenancy by the Entireties for Spousal Bank Accounts in Florida: Commentary on Linda Loumpos v. Bank One I. Introduction This commentary examines the Florida Supreme Court’s...
Fair-Cross-Section Limits and “New” Social Science in Capital Postconviction: Commentary on Sparre v. State (Fla. 2025) I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Florida’s decision in David Kelsey Sparre...
Clarifying Contract Impairment and State Oversight of University Direct‑Support Organizations Commentary on Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees v. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute...
Balancing Weighted Caseload Metrics and Secondary Factors: Florida Supreme Court’s 2026–27 Certification of Judicial Need for Additional Judges Case: In re: Certification of Need for Additional...
Resignation Elsewhere, Disbarment Here: Reciprocal Discipline and Presumptive Disbarment for Intentional Misappropriation in The Florida Bar v. Robert Michael Fojo I. Introduction The Supreme Court...
Modernizing Florida Civil Practice: Clarified E-Filing/E-Service in Summons, Enhanced Pleading Requirements for Chapter 82 Possession Actions, and Plain-Language Updates to Rule 1.442 Introduction On...
Florida Supreme Court Aligns CPC Scoresheet with 2025 Statutory Enhancements: New Multipliers for Aggravated Animal Cruelty (1.25) and Fleeing/Eluding (1.5) Introduction In a per curiam...
Mandatory Online Publication of Local Court Governance and Electronic-First Records Retention: Florida Supreme Court Amends Rules 2.215, 2.265, and 2.430 Introduction This commentary analyzes the...
Reaffirming Strict Timeliness for As‑Applied Lethal Injection and McCoy Claims at the Warrant Stage: Commentary on Randolph v. State of Florida & Randolph v. Secretary, DOC I. Introduction The...