Eleventh Circuit Revives Alabama Bail Class Action, Limits Schultz Ruling on Mid-Suit Policy Changes
A certified class saves challenges to Randolph County's prior bail practices from mootness despite mid-litigation policy swap.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Eleventh Circuit Rules District Courts May Keep Some State Claims, Dismiss Others After Federal Claims Die
The panel joins three sister circuits in rejecting an all-or-nothing approach to supplemental jurisdiction while reviving a malicious-prosecution claim against Walmart.
Eleventh Circuit Enforces Cayman Arbitration Clause for Seaman’s Core Maritime Claims
The court held that the New York Convention reaches a seaman’s employment agreement despite the FAA’s seaman exclusion, while limiting when nonsignatories can use equitable estoppel to compel a Jones Act claim.
Eleventh Circuit Erases $8.2 Million Roy Moore Defamation Verdict Over Senate Majority PAC Ad
The court held that Roy Moore failed to offer clear and convincing evidence that Senate Majority PAC intended, or recklessly disregarded, the allegedly defamatory implication created by two frames in a campaign advertisement.
Eleventh Circuit Vacates NEPA Injunction Against Everglades Detention Facility, Finding Florida—Not Washington—Built It
A divided panel rules that environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe failed to show federal control or a final agency action over a state-funded immigration detention site, and holds part of the injunction violated a statutory bar on restraining immigration enforcement.
11th Circ. Backs IRS In $23M Easement Valuation Fight
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Tax Court ruling that valued Savannah Shoals LLC's conservation easement at $480,000 and sustained a gross valuation misstatement penalty.
11th Circ. Says Sex Offender Has Fundamental Right To Live With Son
The en banc Eleventh Circuit held that an Alabama sex-offender residency law burdens a fundamental parental right, sending the dispute back to a panel for further proceedings.