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Category Archives: Eleventh Circuit
Eleventh Circuit Opinions
The Eleventh Circuit published 5 opinions this week: Kragor v. Takeda Pharms. Am., Inc. Summary judgment reversed. Evidence that a corporate executive who terminated an employee for alleged misconduct but later said that the employee was an exceptional employee who … Continue reading
Eleventh Circuit Roundup: Published Opinions
The Eleventh Circuit issued 4 published opinions this week: In re Witcher A court may take into account a debtor’s ability to pay his or her debts in determining whether “the totality of the circumstances . . . of the … Continue reading
Eleventh Circuit Roundup: Unpublished Opinions
The Court issued 32 unpublished opinions this week: Lapica v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. (disability insurance benefits, Medical Vocational Guidelines, vocational expert) Smith v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. (disability insurance benefits, supplemental security income, mental health) Glover v. City of Pensacola, Fla. (firefighters’ hostile … Continue reading
Eleventh Circuit Decisions
Jimenez-Galicia v. Holder Absent a genuine question of law, the Court lacks jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’ discretionary determination that the petitioner lacked good moral character and was due to be removed. Loftus v. Clark-Moore Dismissal on … Continue reading
Eleventh Circuit Decision: Alabama Immigration Law
The Eleventh Circuit issued its decision today in the companion cases challenging Alabama’s immigration law, House Bill 56 known as the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act. The Court preliminarily enjoined the enforcement of most of the challenged provisions … Continue reading
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Eleventh Circuit Decisions
The Crime Victims’ Rights Act does not give victims the right to appeal a criminal sentence. http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/201112716.pdf Question certified to Georgia Supreme Court: is an annuity exempt from bankruptcy estate under Georgia law. http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/201113115.cert.pdf Order as to one of four defendants is … Continue reading