11th Circuit Court

11th Circuit upholds $144K sanction against food industry lawyer for repeating failed allegations in second suit

A federal appeals court has upheld a $144,000 attorney fees sanction imposed on New York food labeling lawyer Spencer Sheehan for filing a false advertising claim against Big Lots in a Florida federal court that repeated allegations in a failed lawsuit in another jurisdiction.

Aug 28, 2025 12:12 PM CDT

5 hallucinated cases lead federal judge to kick 3 Butler Snow lawyers off case

Three Butler Snow lawyers may no longer represent a former corrections commissioner in Alabama because they filed two motions with five “completely made up” case citations produced by ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence application, a federal judge ruled last week.

Jul 30, 2025 9:13 AM CDT

US recognized 11th Circuit precedent prevented release of Epstein grand jury records in Florida, judge says

Precedent by a federal appeals court with jurisdiction over Florida prevents release of grand jury records in the multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein case, a fact recognized by the government, a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida ruled Wednesday.

Jul 24, 2025 2:22 PM CDT

Supreme Court keeps block on law that allows Florida to prosecute unauthorized immigrants who enter state

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday left intact a judge’s preliminary injunction blocking a Florida law that makes it a crime for immigrants to enter the state if they are in the country illegally.

Jul 10, 2025 9:49 AM CDT

Transgender teacher likely to fail in First Amendment challenge to Florida pronouns law, 11th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has ruled against a teacher who challenged a Florida law barring K-12 public school employees from communicating their preferred pronouns to students in the classroom if they don’t comport with their sex assigned at birth.

Jul 7, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

Florida AG held in civil contempt for disobeying order; ‘litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words,’ judge says

A federal judge held Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt of court Tuesday for disobeying an order temporarily blocking a state immigration law.

Jun 18, 2025 2:05 PM CDT

SCOTUS will consider impact of death row inmate’s multiple IQ tests in determining execution eligibility

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether and how courts can consider multiple IQ tests when considering whether a death row inmate is intellectually disabled and ineligible for execution.

Jun 12, 2025 3:51 PM CDT

Suit over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team given another chance by Supreme Court

A federal appeals court made “two faulty assumptions” when it tossed an Atlanta family’s lawsuit over a mistaken raid of their home by an FBI SWAT team, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Jun 12, 2025 12:06 PM CDT

Boycotting law clerks to pressure schools might ‘cross an important line,’ 8th Circuit chief judge says

A federal judge who boycotted the hiring of Columbia University graduates as law clerks won’t have to face a misconduct complaint, even though his actions raise a substantial ethical issue, according to the chief judge of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis.

Jun 3, 2025 8:48 AM CDT

Florida law with ‘Goldilocks’ approach to banning minors at drag shows is overbroad, 11th Circuit says

A Florida law that bans admission of minors to live performances depicting “lewd conduct” is likely unconstitutional because it provides only “vague guidance” on prohibited conduct, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta ruled Tuesday.

May 16, 2025 9:18 AM CDT

Federal judge’s Columbia clerk boycott didn’t harm public confidence in judiciary, judicial council rules

A judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade did not violate ethics rules by refusing to hire law clerks who attended Columbia University, according to the judicial council of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago.

Apr 10, 2025 11:36 AM CDT

Federal judge who sought female attorneys among class counsel has acknowledged sex-bias concerns, order says

A federal judge who called for female attorneys to be “adequately represented” on the leadership team for plaintiffs in multidistrict contraceptive litigation has “acknowledged the concerns created by her statements,” according to an order closing an ethics inquiry.

Mar 25, 2025 9:21 AM CDT

11th Circuit upholds $144K sanction against food industry lawyer for repeating failed allegations in second suit

5 hallucinated cases lead federal judge to kick 3 Butler Snow lawyers off case

US recognized 11th Circuit precedent prevented release of Epstein grand jury records in Florida, judge says

Supreme Court keeps block on law that allows Florida to prosecute unauthorized immigrants who enter state

Transgender teacher likely to fail in First Amendment challenge to Florida pronouns law, 11th Circuit says

Florida AG held in civil contempt for disobeying order; ‘litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words,’ judge says

SCOTUS will consider impact of death row inmate’s multiple IQ tests in determining execution eligibility

Suit over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team given another chance by Supreme Court

Boycotting law clerks to pressure schools might ‘cross an important line,’ 8th Circuit chief judge says

Florida law with ‘Goldilocks’ approach to banning minors at drag shows is overbroad, 11th Circuit says

Federal judge’s Columbia clerk boycott didn’t harm public confidence in judiciary, judicial council rules

Federal judge who sought female attorneys among class counsel has acknowledged sex-bias concerns, order says

Supreme Court will review Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors

Supreme Court will decide whether family can sue over mistaken raid by FBI SWAT team

11th Circuit allows release of Trump Jan. 6 special counsel report

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