The attorney for a rap music producer convicted of drugs and firearms possession told the 11th Circuit on Friday that the government based its accusations against him on flimsy evidence including social media posts and text messages.
Read moreAn attorney for a Muslim inmate who says his civil rights were violated when a Georgia prison refused to provide him with a vegan diet conforming to his religious beliefs asked an 11th Circuit panel Friday to reinstate his case.
Read moreThe lawyer for a Florida man convicted of a $44 million currency-exchange investment scheme told an 11th Circuit panel Thursday that a lower court was “just blowing off” case precedent when it refused to grant an evidentiary hearing on a motion to vacate his sentence.
Read moreLawyers for Florida dug in their heels Wednesday in an 11th Circuit battle over the state’s refusal to provide deaf people with closed captioning on online videos of legislative sessions.
Read moreAn attorney for a Florida man who admitted to falsifying water samples in southeastern Alabama asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to rule that his 30-month sentence for fraud is unreasonable.
Read moreAn attorney for DirecTV asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn a ruling granting class certification to consumers who say the satellite-TV giant made thousands of unwanted, automated telemarketing calls.
Read moreAn attorney representing two Georgia students who claim their college’s policy of designating free-speech zones on campus violates their First Amendment rights asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to allow them to seek damages against school administrators.
Read moreReviving fair-housing claims, the 11th Circuit ruled that Miami plausibly alleged Wells Fargo’s discriminatory mortgage-lending practices injured the tax base, resulting in “a disproportionate and excessive number of defaults by black and Latino homebuyers.”
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Read moreAn attorney for an adult entertainment megastore in Atlanta asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to overturn a federal judge’s ruling barring the store from operating based on a zoning dispute.
Read moreAn attorney for a class of Florida homeowners whose properties were damaged by floodwaters after a dam breach asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to order a new trial against the company that maintained the dam.
Read moreAn attorney for a Georgia-based electric provider asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to uphold a ruling refusing to dismiss the company’s claim that one Peach State city’s utility policies violate antitrust laws, while the city argued for immunity from the lawsuit.
Read moreAttorneys for Atlanta asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn a federal judge’s finding that the city violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a former sheriff’s deputy when police and city inspectors searched his private motorcycle clubhouse without a warrant.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit sided with news media organizations Monday, ruling Alabama cannot prevent the press from making the state’s lethal injection execution protocol public and thwarting the state’s zealous efforts to keep its execution methods secret.
Read moreDepending on who you ask, a case on appeal Friday in the 11th Circuit is either the latest chapter in a saga of brazen health care fraud by Hospital Corporation of America or the work of an overzealous whistleblower looking to capitalize on the company’s past misdeeds.
Read moreAn attorney for the parents of a Georgia high school student who claim their daughter’s privacy rights were violated when school administrators seized and searched her cellphone asked an 11th Circuit panel Friday to revoke their immunity.
Read moreFighting for resentencing by another judge, a lawyer for a sex trafficker argued at the 11th Circuit on Wednesday that the trial court was unfair in ordering more than twice the prison time sought by the government.
Read moreThe battle over how Georgia voters cast their ballots continued Wednesday in the 11th Circuit as attorneys for state election officials asked a three-judge panel to reject a lawsuit claiming the integrity of state elections is compromised by electronic voting machines.
Read moreFending off labor claims from 54 migrant workers, a lawyer for a Florida strawberry farm told 11th Circuit that the company is not liable for the illegal fees its pickers paid a recruiter.
Read moreAttorneys for a former business executive sentenced to two decades in prison for tax and wire fraud asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to reverse a ruling dismissing his challenges to the modification of a forfeiture order.
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