U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of the school-board members’ motions to quash deposition subpoenas. It held that legislative privilege does not bar questioning about votes applying existing policies to remove specific books because those votes were administrative acts, not legislative policymaking.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of the school board members’ motions to quash subpoenas and for protective orders. It held that legislative privilege does not shield testimony about votes applying existing policies to determine whether specific books should be removed, because those votes were administrative…

The court held that NetChoice had associational standing, but had not carried its burden to support a facial First Amendment challenge under the required whole-statute analysis. It also concluded that the district court improperly granted relief on a vagueness theory NetChoice had not asserted and that the challenged…

The court held that Florida attempted manslaughter is not a crime of violence under the applicable Sentencing Guidelines, so the district court incorrectly calculated Johnson’s Guidelines range.

The Eleventh Circuit held that CCIA had associational standing and that Younger abstention did not require the district court to stop the federal case. It concluded that HB3 likely survives intermediate scrutiny as applied to CCIA’s member platforms, but that CCIA had not supported its facial challenge with the…

The Eleventh Circuit upheld the denial of Louis’s motion to suppress, concluding that he remained on Florida conditional release and that his supervisor had reasonable suspicion to search his residence.

The en banc court overruled circuit precedent requiring exhaustion of administrative remedies for statutory ERISA claims, including fiduciary-duty claims, because ERISA does not impose that requirement and courts may not add it based on policy considerations.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of the claims against the Florida Board of Bar Examiners because the Board is an arm of the state protected by the Eleventh Amendment. It also affirmed dismissal of the facial dormant Commerce Clause theory and summary judgment against the practical-effect theory because the fee…

The court affirmed the defendants’ convictions and sentences, holding that MDLEA jurisdiction need be proved to the judge by a preponderance of the evidence and that the credited testimony established the vessel’s lack of nationality.

The court held that the government must establish MDLEA jurisdiction by a preponderance of the evidence and that the district court did not clearly err in finding that the defendants failed to claim nationality for their vessel.

The court held that the government did not breach Brown’s plea agreement because it recommended a within-Guidelines sentence and the agreement did not require an enthusiastic endorsement.

The court held that the government need prove MDLEA jurisdiction to the trial judge by a preponderance of the evidence and concluded that the record supported the finding that the defendants’ vessel was without nationality.

The court affirmed summary judgment for the United States on the plaintiffs’ FTCA claims, holding that the discretionary-function exception barred them under controlling circuit precedent.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Tate’s federal habeas petition, concluding that the state court reasonably rejected his two ineffective-assistance claims and his prosecutorial-misconduct claim under AEDPA.

The court held that Alabama’s categorical, lifetime prohibition on Bruce Henry residing with his son fails strict scrutiny as applied to him, a person convicted of a non-contact child-pornography offense.

The court vacated the dismissal of Benjamin’s complaint because the district court applied the Rooker-Feldman doctrine to the complaint as a whole rather than determining whether each individual claim required review and rejection of a state-court judgment.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the revocation of Lawrence’s supervised release because he admitted to an independent violation by unlawfully using a controlled substance, making any error concerning the finding that he willfully violated the no-contact condition harmless.

The Eleventh Circuit granted the government’s motion for summary affirmance of the denial, without prejudice, of Mojocoa’s renewed compassionate-release motion. Mojocoa did not provide evidence establishing that his wife was incapacitated, and the district court was not required to invite further supplementation after…

The court affirmed the 30-month sentence imposed after revocation of supervised release, rejecting challenges to the explanation for the sentence and its substantive reasonableness.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of Crudup’s Title VII, ADEA, and § 1983 claims as untimely. It concluded that he filed suit outside the 90-day period after receiving his right-to-sue notice, did not establish the required connection between his mental conditions and his late filing to obtain equitable tolling…

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the revocation of Lawrence’s supervised release and his sentence of twelve months and one day. Although it assumed without deciding that the district court may have erred in finding a willful no-contact violation, Lawrence’s unchallenged admission to a controlled-substance violation…

The Eleventh Circuit held that Alabama’s categorical prohibition on Henry living with his son unconstitutionally burdens the fundamental parental right to live with one’s child because the State did not show the prohibition was narrowly tailored to protect children.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s order upholding the denial of disability insurance benefits. It concluded that substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s findings that three treating-source opinions were unpersuasive and that Wright’s reported symptoms were not as limiting as alleged.

The court vacated the dismissal of Benjamin’s entire complaint because the district court applied Rooker-Feldman to the complaint as a whole rather than determining whether each claim required review and rejection of a state-court judgment.

The Eleventh Circuit granted the government’s motion for summary affirmance of the denial, without prejudice, of Mojocoa’s renewed compassionate-release motion. Because Mojocoa offered no new evidence establishing that his wife was incapacitated, he did not establish an extraordinary and compelling reason and was…

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the 30-month sentence imposed after revocation of supervised release, rejecting claims that the district court inadequately explained the sentence and that the sentence was substantively unreasonable.

The court dismissed Loomer’s appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction because the postjudgment order did not resolve the defendants’ requests for contempt and sanctions and was therefore not final.

The court affirmed dismissal of Evans’s amended complaint with prejudice and the denial of his post-judgment motions. It concluded that the pending appeal from a nonappealable judicial-immunity order did not divest the district court of jurisdiction, the state judges were immune, and the amended complaint remained an…

The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Knapp’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the appealed transfer and dismissal orders were not final or otherwise immediately appealable. The final judgment entered after transfer in Delaware did not give the Eleventh Circuit authority to review those orders; review of that judgment…

The court held that Randolph County’s mid-litigation change to its bail policy did not moot the certified class’s challenges because the County had not shown that the challenged conduct could not reasonably recur, and relief could still redress the alleged injuries.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of the amended complaint with prejudice, concluding that the district court retained jurisdiction while a nonappealable immunity appeal was pending and that the state judges were immune from suit.

The court dismissed Knapp’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the challenged transfer, dismissal, and reconsideration orders were not independently appealable decisions of a district court within the Eleventh Circuit.

The court affirmed summary judgment on Burge’s Title VII sex-discrimination claim because the record did not permit a reasonable jury to infer sex discrimination under the convincing-mosaic standard, even though the district court should have applied that inquiry.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s sentence‑appeal waiver, holding it was knowingly and voluntarily made and therefore enforceable. Consequently, the government’s motion to dismiss the appellant’s substantive‑reasonableness challenge was granted.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of Yeyille's complaint and the denial of his Rule 59(e) motion. It held that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading because its claims incorporated extensive, vague, and disconnected allegations that failed to give defendants adequate notice, and…

The court dismissed Alvarez Garcia’s appeal because his plea agreement contained a valid and enforceable sentence-appeal waiver that covered his substantive-reasonableness challenge. The record showed that he understood the waiver, and his challenge did not satisfy the miscarriage-of-justice exception.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal with prejudice of Yeyille’s complaint as an impermissible shotgun pleading and affirmed denial of his Rule 59(e) motion. The complaint incorporated every earlier factual allegation into each claim and contained disorganized, conclusory material that failed to give defendants…

The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Butler’s appeal as untimely, finding that his notice of appeal filed on August 26, 2025, was filed more than 14 days after the July 27, 2015 amended judgment he sought to challenge. The court applied Fed. R. App. P.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the defendant’s conviction for felon‑in‑possession, granting the government’s motion for summary affirmance and holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is constitutional under the Second Amendment, as precedent from Rozier and Dubois III forecloses the challenge.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of Carla Jackson and Teldrin Foster for PPP fraud‑related offenses, finding no error in the district court’s evidentiary rulings, sufficiency review, relevance determinations, or jury instruction on deliberate ignorance.