Criminal Law

Today's rulings of note from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The Eleventh Circuit paints a dim picture of life in the lower federal courts
In perhaps the most blistering & troubling opinions I have seen concerning an indigent defender (and certainly the most blistering in recent memories) the Eleventh Circuit earlier this week unloaded on Florida’s Capital Collateral Regional Counsel (CCRC) North...

The Eleventh Circuit and the Word "Boy"
As most readers know, Ash v. Tyson is the case in which the Supreme Court reverse the Eleventh Circuit and held that "boy" could actually have racial overtones even if not modified by "black" or "white," and that a plaintiff...

11th Circuit Upholds SORNA (Again)
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals today released an opinion in a case involving various challenges to SORNA, including under the Commerce and Necessary and Proper Clauses. The constitutional issues were previously decided by the Eleventh Circuit in United States...

Eleventh Circuit Decision Largely Eliminates Fourth Amendment Protection in E-Mail
Last Thursday, the Eleventh Circuit handed down a Fourth Amendment case, Rehberg v. Paulk, that takes a very narrow view of how the Fourth Amendment applies to e-mail. The Eleventh Circuit held that constitutional protection in stored copies of e-mail held by third parties disappears as soon as any copy of the communication [...

A notable capital affirmance
The Seventh Circuit on Monday affirmed both the conviction and death sentence in United States v. Odell Corley, Nos. 05-1120 & 05-1798. Notable in the panel’s opinion is what is missing...

Specialty Lamp International
Recalls Counterfeit Circuit Breakers

Pacific Capital Bancorp 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Pacific Capital Bancorp 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Kohlberg Capital Corporation 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Kohlberg Capital Corporation 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Morgan Stanley Capital
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Frank Bluestein, The Maximum Financial Group, Inc., Questar Capital Corporation, and Gunnallen Financial, Inc.
alleging schemed investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars.