STU Moot Court Blog
The St. Thomas Moot Court Board has decided to implement “Moot Court Mondays”. Our members are to research recent Florida Supreme Court opinions or Florida District Courts of Appeal opinions and pick an opinion they are interested in writing about. The blog post is brief but comprehensive to help practitioners have notice/knowledge about the recent decisions on issues that may be useful for their cases.
Hallucinated Justice: Florida’s Fourth DCA Warns Against AI-Fabricated Legal Authority
On March 11, 2026, the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida issued its per curiam opinion in Roussell v. Bank of New York Mellon, affirming the trial court’s judgment on the merits but writing separately to address a troubling issue: the appellant’s reliance on...
Florida applies a fair version of the Apex Doctrine
The “apex doctrine” protects high level officers from the risk of abusive discovery. Prior to the opinion issued by the Florida Supreme Court in the case of In re: Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280, Florida Courts applied the “apex doctrine” to...
The Public Policy of Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements During the COVID-19 Pandemic
STU Moot Court Monday: Read Cassidy Heitman’s Article on The Public Policy of Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Covid-19’s Impact On Speedy Trial Criminal Proceedings
On August 26, 2021, the First District Court of Appeal held in favor of the State of Florida (the “Appellant”), and reversed and remanded the trial court’s order granting Brandy Lee Johnson’s (the “Appellee”) Motion for Discharge based on the Appellant’s failure to...
The Technical Amendments To The Florida Appellate Rules Of Procedure Look Like They Are Here To Stay
STU Moot Court Monday – Our first Author, Ashley Exposito for our Moot Court Mondays wrote The Technical Amendments To The Florida Appellate Rules of Procedure Look Like They Are Here To Stay.
Meet our 2021-2022 Executive Board
President: Aimee Garces Executive Vice President: Glenn Garcia Vice President of Internal Affairs: Claudia Gurdian Vice President of Financial Affairs: Marian Quintero Vice Presidents of Membership: Jennifer Blanco & Massiel Andino Vice President of Alumni...
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