The Latest Breaking News from The Eleventh Circuit

After More Than Three Years, Judge Newman's Case Is Transferred To The Eleventh Circuit

The case was only transferred after Chief Judge Moore extended Newman's suspension for another year.

Reason · 13h ago

Use of Flock Cameras Is Not a Fourth Amendment "Search," District Court Rules

The first post-Chatrie ruling on the question.

Reason · Sep 16

Eleventh Circuit Holds Qui Tam Relators Are Not "Officers of the United States." What Happens Next?

[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] Over the past decade, many legal challenges have turned on whether… The post Eleventh Circuit Holds Qui Tam Relators Are Not "Officers of the United States." What Happens Next? appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Reason · Sep 4

Justice Thomas Faults The Court's Inconsistent Approach to Summary Reversals

This aspect of the "shadow" docket is largely ignored.

Reason · Jun 1

DOJ Moves To Disqualify Judge Ross In Election Interference Case

The Eleventh Circuit's decision to identify a conflict of interest, but not identify the conflicted judge, leaves litigants guessing.

Reason · May 30

Who Is The District Court Judge Who Was Privately Reprimanded For Having Loud Sex In Her Chambers With A Law Enforcement Officer From Her District?

The clues in the memorandum point to a specific judge.

Reason · May 27

Procedural Twist in Kash Patel's Libel Suit Against Substacker Jim Stewartson (Filed in 2023)

From today's decision by Chief Judge Andrew Gordon (D. Nev.) in Patel v. Stewartson (for more on the $100K compensatory… The post Procedural Twist in Kash Patel's Libel Suit Against Substacker Jim Stewartson (Filed in 2023) appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 20

Will the Eleventh Circuit Allow the Endangered Species Act to Commandeer the Florida Department of Environmental Protection?

A pending case will test whether courts are willing to enforce the anticommandeering doctrine in the context of environmental protection.

Reason · Apr 17

Israeli-American Doctor's Federal Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR and Other Critics Can Go Forward for Now

From today's decision by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out of alleged defamatory… The post Israeli-American Doctor's Federal Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR and Other Critics Can Go Forward for Now appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 27

Federal Officer Removal in Plaquemines Parish

Justice Barrett is thinking about Chief Judge Pryor's holding that Mark Meadows could not remove the Georgia criminal prosecution to federal court.

Reason · Jan 14