11th Circuit hands immunity to cop in fatal Alabama mall shooting
(CN) — An Alabama police officer who fatally shot a Black man without warning while responding to gunfire at a mall is entitled to qualified immunity from a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit...
View ArticleFight over developer damage to Georgia wetlands returns to 11th Circuit
ATLANTA (CN) — Attorneys for two Georgia environmental groups asked the 11th Circuit on Thursday to once again overturn a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit pursuing Clean Water Act violations...
View ArticleBoar’s Head family beef over company stock lands at 11th Circuit
ATLANTA (CN) — Attorneys for two co-owners of Boar’s Head Provisions Co. asked an 11th Circuit panel on Wednesday to parse a complicated dispute over transfers of company stock that could impact...
View Article11th Circuit wades into tug of war over Frida Kahlo’s image
(CN) — An attorney for two Florida-based corporations asked an 11th Circuit panel on Thursday to overturn a Florida federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit against the grandniece of world-renowned...
View Article11th Circuit rules Florida drag show law likely unconstitutional
ATLANTA (CN) — A Florida law that would have banned minors from attending “adult live performances” such as drag shows is “substantially overbroad” and likely unconstitutional, a divided panel of the...
View ArticleSotomayor balks over rejection of sentencing disputes
(CN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into two criminal cases, prompting dissents from liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor over a lower court’s flawed jury instructions and an...
View ArticleTennis tournament fraudster can’t sidestep restitution
ATLANTA (CN) — A woman convicted of a wire fraud scheme involving ticket sales for a tennis tournament must pay thousands of dollars in restitution in compliance with an order entered after her...
View ArticleUS treasure hunter demands France pay for discovery of 16th century shipwreck
ATLANTA (CN) — A long-running fight over a centuries-old shipwreck off the coast of the Sunshine State docked at the 11th Circuit on Wednesday, with attorneys for France and a Florida-based treasure...
View ArticleGeorgia asks 11th Circuit to reinstate limits on charitable bail funds
ATLANTA (CN) — Clear divisions emerged between judges on the 11th Circuit Tuesday as the federal appeals court weighed whether Georgia’s limits on the practice of charitable bail funds are...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines must face suit over confiscated Cuban airport
ATLANTA (CN) — A Cuban-American man who claims to have inherited a stake in the José Martí International Airport can sue American Airlines for “trafficking” in the property, an 11th Circuit panel...
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