United States Eleventh Circuit - January 2009 Opinion Summaries

DiMaio v. Democratic Nat'l Comm.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a complaint alleging that the Democratic National Committee violated the Fourteenth Amendment by ruling, prior to the 2008 presidential primaries,...

Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. Schoenthal Family, LLC

Insurance Law
In an appeal concerning whether a state statute, Ga. Code Ann. section 33-24-7(b) allows an insurer to rescind a life insurance policy because the...

US v. Sweat

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a case involving an off-the-record (unrecorded and no transcript), private (no counsel was present) talk by a District Judge with the members of a...

Holladay v. Allen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In conviction for capital murder, judgment of the district court holding that petitioner was exempt from execution and grant of writ of habeas corpus...

Case v. Eslinger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a civil complaint for false arrest and illegal seizure brought against defendant-police officers and city, summary judgment in favor of defendants...

Lin v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Immigration Law, International Law
In court's withdrawal of its previous opinion dated 4 December 2008, petition to review denial of petitioner's claims for asylum and withholding under...

Gregory v. First Title of Am., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In a claim brought by plaintiff-employee against defendant-title marketing company employer for overtime compensation, grant of defendant-company's...

BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Georgia Public Svc. Comm'n

Constitutional Law
District court's grant of declaratory and injunctive relief to plaintiff-public service commission and denial of declaratory and injunctive relief to...

Frazier v. Alexandre

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In case involving Florida's state statute, section 1003.44(1), which compels all students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance unless they obtain...

Frazier v. Alexandre

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In case involving Florida's state statute, section 1003.44(1), which compels all students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance unless they obtain...