Two Florida Supreme Court justices and 11th Circuit nominees breezed through their initial Senate hearings Wednesday, moving the Atlanta-based appeals court closer to having a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents.
Read moreAn attorney for the ousted CEO of Alabama One Credit Union asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to reinstate a lawsuit against former Governor Robert Bentley and his ex-legal adviser accusing them of seizing control of the institution and forcing him out.
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A Georgia man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for scamming internet customers out of nearly $800,000 in a scheme involving counterfeit gold and silver coins asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to reconsider his sentence.
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In a move that will likely flip a federal appeals court that hears cases from Florida, Georgia and Alabama, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to nominate two Florida Supreme Court justices to vacant seats on the 11th Circuit.
Read moreAn 11th Circuit panel heard arguments Thursday over a proposed policy change that would affect how patients on the liver-transplant waiting list would receive their new, life-saving organs.
Read moreA defrocked pharmacist who supplied millions of opioids to patients of the bogus pain clinic across the street lobbed a “Hail Mary” appeal Thursday at the 11th Circuit, saying he was in no position to question the prescriptions coming in.
Read moreThe 11th Circuit affirmed that state-action immunity does not shield the city of LaGrange, Georgia, for tying its water utility service to natural gas service for customers in unincorporated Troup County.
Read moreA lawyer for a proposed class of probationers asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn the dismissal of their lawsuit claiming Georgia’s private probation system is unconstitutional.
Read moreAn attorney for a Florida businessman who served as CEO of a company that defrauded customers in a precious metals investment scheme asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn an order finding him in contempt for not paying restitution.
Read moreContinuing a 15-year legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission, attorneys for a Georgia-based dietary supplement manufacturer asked the 11th Circuit on Friday to overturn a ruling imposing $40 million in sanctions for violating court orders related to false advertising.
Read moreAn attorney for a former Georgia police officer found guilty of taking bribes to illegally access sensitive law enforcement data asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to throw out his conviction in light of a Supreme Court ruling that loosened corruption law.
Read moreAttorneys representing three Georgia police officers asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to throw out a ruling refusing to shield them from liability in a wrongful death case filed by the widow of a man shot and killed during the execution of a search warrant at his home.
Read moreAn attorney for a gay-porn star who was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in a $3.5 million marijuana-trafficking operation vied Tuesday to have the 11th Circuit overturn that punishment.
Read moreReversing, the 11th Circuit found that a Coffee County, Georgia, deputy sheriff is entitled to immunity for wounding a child when he tried to shoot a dog but missed.
Read moreThe procedure Brevard County, Florida, uses to choose who gives invocations during commission meetings is discriminatory and unconstitutional, an 11th Circuit panel ruled unanimously Monday.
Read moreThe 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.
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