The Latest Breaking News from Eleventh Circuit

So holds the Eleventh Circuit, upholding the district court's decision—but the court's standard of review suggests that the exact oppose district court decision might have been upheld, too.

Smith appealed the Trump-appointed judge's theory that his appointment was unlawful to the Eleventh Circuit court

From American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Mgmt., LLC, decided today by the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Kevin Newsom, joined by Judge Robert Luck: [We hold that] the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, an entrepreneurship funding competition open only to businesses owned by black women, [likely]…

Private prisons, Pyrrhic victories, and a single-family hotel.

A right to go down in flames, a machete confrontation, and a jury that only goes up to eleven.

Speaking at the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Thomas echoes some of the concerns expressed by Justice Kavanaugh.

Reasonable SWAT mistakes, lying forensic pathologists, and de minimis injuries.

Final decisions, accidental strip searches, and puppycide.

Jurisdictional bollards, standingripemootness, and a pretty good en banc grant.

From yesterday's decision by Judge Allen Winsor (N.D. Fla.) in Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc. v. DeSantis; I expect Disney will appeal (see also Adam Schulman's and Dilan Esper's analyses of this in April 2022, which proved prescient, and also my April 22 discussion of some alternative arguments):…

Dishwashers, Nazi-looted art, and an ag-gag mixed bag.