http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133889 Reuters: An appeals court on Wednesday revived a Florida teacher's lawsuit against a Christian school that fired her after she admitted to conceiving a child before her marriage. | Hamilton v. Southland Christian School ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/11th-circuit-teacher-fired-over-out-of-wedlock-pregnancy-can-sue-christian-school/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/11th-circuit-hears-case-of-christian-school-teacher-fired-for-pre-marital-pregnancy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/11th-circuit-hears-case-of-christian-school-teacher-fired-for-pre-marital-pregnancy/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:12:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130834 Boston Globe: After fourth-grade teacher Jarretta Hamilton went to the principal of her Christian school with the news she was pregnant, he responded: You're fired. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/11th-circuit-hears-case-of-christian-school-teacher-fired-for-pre-marital-pregnancy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/11th-circuit-blocks-2-portions-of-alabama-immigration-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/11th-circuit-blocks-2-portions-of-alabama-immigration-law/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:00:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128183 Montgomery Advertiser: A federal appeals court Thursday blocked two sections of Alabama's immigration law, including one that had been partially enjoined by a U.S. District Judge in Montgomery. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/11th-circuit-blocks-2-portions-of-alabama-immigration-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/senate-confirms-judge-adalberto-jordan-to-the-11th-circuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/senate-confirms-judge-adalberto-jordan-to-the-11th-circuit/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:08:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125798 Miami Herald: The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Judge Adalberto Jose Jordan to the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which decides the major federal legal disputes of Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Jordan, of Miami, is the first Cuban-born judge to sit on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/senate-confirms-judge-adalberto-jordan-to-the-11th-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/14/rand-paul-holds-up-senate-action-over-detainees-in-egypt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/14/rand-paul-holds-up-senate-action-over-detainees-in-egypt/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:28:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125737 Roll Call News: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is delaying the confirmation of Adalberto Jose Jordan to join the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as well as a transportation bill in an effort to force Senate leaders to schedule a vote on his proposal to cut off aid to Egypt until Americans being held there are released. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/14/rand-paul-holds-up-senate-action-over-detainees-in-egypt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/miami-federal-judge-likely-to-be-confirmed-to-11th-circuit-but-in-messy-process/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/miami-federal-judge-likely-to-be-confirmed-to-11th-circuit-but-in-messy-process/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:16:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125572 Miami Herald: The U.S. Senate is scheduled this afternoon to vote on Adalberto Jose Jordan ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/13/miami-federal-judge-likely-to-be-confirmed-to-11th-circuit-but-in-messy-process/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/10/5th-circuit-no-en-banc-rehearing-on-tx-sonogram-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/10/5th-circuit-no-en-banc-rehearing-on-tx-sonogram-law/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125397 News from The Associated Press: A federal appeals court has denied a request to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that requires doctors to perform a sonogram before an abortion. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/10/5th-circuit-no-en-banc-rehearing-on-tx-sonogram-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/aba-vetting-shows-white-house-wants-pryor-for-11th-circuit-cohen-for-district-court-senators-want-opposite/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/aba-vetting-shows-white-house-wants-pryor-for-11th-circuit-cohen-for-district-court-senators-want-opposite/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:17:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124265 Daily Report: The White House and Georgia's U.S. senators may agree that Atlanta lawyers Jill A. Pryor and Mark H. Cohen should be federal judges—but they apparently differ on which lawyer should fill an opening at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and which one should serve on Atlanta's U.S. District Court. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/aba-vetting-shows-white-house-wants-pryor-for-11th-circuit-cohen-for-district-court-senators-want-opposite/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/11th-circuit-asked-to-reinstate-19-6-million-award-against-hustler/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/11th-circuit-asked-to-reinstate-19-6-million-award-against-hustler/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:36:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124178 First Amendment Center: The 11^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in June 2009 that a notorious death doesn’t give publishers a blank check to publish any images they wish. The case went to trial, and a jury in June 2011 voted to slap Hustler Magazine with $19.6 million in punitive damages for running the photos. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/11th-circuit-asked-to-reinstate-19-6-million-award-against-hustler/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/ga-senators-send-white-house-names-for-11th-circuit-vacancies-%c2%a0/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/ga-senators-send-white-house-names-for-11th-circuit-vacancies-%c2%a0/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:06:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124116 Atlanta J. Constitution: Republican Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson on Tuesday wrote White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler that they would not hold up Atlanta lawyer Mark Cohen if he is nominated to fill a vacancy on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. They also said they would not block U.S. Magistrate Linda Walker and Atlanta lawyer Jill Pryor if they are nominated to the U.S. District Court. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/ga-senators-send-white-house-names-for-11th-circuit-vacancies-%c2%a0/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/11th-circuit-weighs-hiv-infected-mans-fight-to-get-job/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/11th-circuit-weighs-hiv-infected-mans-fight-to-get-job/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:45:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124002 News from The Associated Press: A panel of federal judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Atlanta police department's decision to reject a job application from an HIV-infected man. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/11th-circuit-weighs-hiv-infected-mans-fight-to-get-job/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/jill-pryor-to-join-bill-pryor-on-the-eleventh-circuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/jill-pryor-to-join-bill-pryor-on-the-eleventh-circuit/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:20:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122150 How Appealing reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/05/jill-pryor-to-join-bill-pryor-on-the-eleventh-circuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/11th-circuit-rules-in-favor-of-legislative-aide-fired-amid-sex-change/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/11th-circuit-rules-in-favor-of-legislative-aide-fired-amid-sex-change/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:56:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120162 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/06/11th-circuit-rules-in-favor-of-legislative-aide-fired-amid-sex-change/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/court-appears-ready-to-hand-legal-victory-to-transgender-woman-%c2%a0-atlanta-j-constitution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/court-appears-ready-to-hand-legal-victory-to-transgender-woman-%c2%a0-atlanta-j-constitution/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:17:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119773 Atlanta J. Constitution: A panel of three federal appeals court judges on Thursday appeared strongly inclined to grant a legal victory to Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman who was fired as a legislative editor at the General Assembly after she disclosed she was going to make the transition from man to woman. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/court-appears-ready-to-hand-legal-victory-to-transgender-woman-%c2%a0-atlanta-j-constitution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/the-timing-of-supreme-court-review-of-obamacare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/the-timing-of-supreme-court-review-of-obamacare/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:19:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110770 SCOTUSblog links to coverage and offers some insights. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/the-timing-of-supreme-court-review-of-obamacare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/eleventh-circuit-decision-a-devastating-blow-to-obamacare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/eleventh-circuit-decision-a-devastating-blow-to-obamacare/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:15:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110751 Heritage Foundation: Obamacare has suffered a devastating blow. On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the individual mandate in President Barack Obama’s signature health care legislation is unconstitutional. With its ruling, the court affirmed the principle that the Constitution means what it says—Congress does not have unfettered power to force the American people to comply with any and all dictates it creates. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/15/eleventh-circuit-decision-a-devastating-blow-to-obamacare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/11th-circuit-strikes-obamacare-individual-mandate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/11th-circuit-strikes-obamacare-individual-mandate/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:52:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110670 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/12/11th-circuit-strikes-obamacare-individual-mandate/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/white-house-president-obama-nominates-judge-adalberto-jose-jordan-to-the-united-states-court-of-appeals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/white-house-president-obama-nominates-judge-adalberto-jose-jordan-to-the-united-states-court-of-appeals/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:55:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=109834 The White House: Today, President Obama nominated Judge Adalberto José Jordánto the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/03/white-house-president-obama-nominates-judge-adalberto-jose-jordan-to-the-united-states-court-of-appeals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/08/ken-klukowski-last-stop-for-obamacare-before-supreme-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/08/ken-klukowski-last-stop-for-obamacare-before-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:28:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105808 The Washington Examiner: Obamacare is likely facing its last stop before it heads to the Supreme Court in 2012. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta will hear arguments Wednesday in the biggest Obamacare case in the country. This is the Obama administration's appeal in Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/08/ken-klukowski-last-stop-for-obamacare-before-supreme-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/07/richard-a-epstein-and-mario-loyola-obamacares-next-constitutional-challenge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/07/richard-a-epstein-and-mario-loyola-obamacares-next-constitutional-challenge/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:41:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105666 WSJ.com: The constitutional battle over ObamaCare has largely focused on the constitutionality of the individual mandate. Namely, does forcing individuals to buy health insurance violate the commerce clause? But as the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to hear Florida v. United States, a second issue is of equal importance: Was District Court Judge Roger Vinson correct to rule that the federal government can force states to expand their Medicaid programs as a precondition for continuing to receive matching federal funds for the program? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/07/richard-a-epstein-and-mario-loyola-obamacares-next-constitutional-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/31/11th-circuit-appeals-court-authorizes-recordings-of-obamacare-oral-arguments-so-they-can-be-sold/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/31/11th-circuit-appeals-court-authorizes-recordings-of-obamacare-oral-arguments-so-they-can-be-sold/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 21:32:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105117 The Washington Post: A federal appeals court in Atlanta says it will allow high-profile arguments over the Obama administration’s health care overhaul law to be recorded so they can be sold to the public. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/31/11th-circuit-appeals-court-authorizes-recordings-of-obamacare-oral-arguments-so-they-can-be-sold/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/25/identity-of-11th-circuit-panel-in-obamacare-challenge-revealed-how-appealing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/25/identity-of-11th-circuit-panel-in-obamacare-challenge-revealed-how-appealing/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:12:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=104672 How Appealing: An anonymous source reports that the three-judge panel will consist of Chief Judge Joel F. Dubina and Circuit Judges Frank M. Hull and Stanley Marcus. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/25/identity-of-11th-circuit-panel-in-obamacare-challenge-revealed-how-appealing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/04/11th-circuit-states-ask-us-court-to-overturn-health-overhaul/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/04/11th-circuit-states-ask-us-court-to-overturn-health-overhaul/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 21:03:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=102799 AP: More than two dozen states challenging the health care overhaul urged a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to strike down the Obama administration's landmark law, arguing it far exceeds the federal government's powers. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/04/11th-circuit-states-ask-us-court-to-overturn-health-overhaul/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/11th-circuit-panel-to-hear-obamacare-challenge-en-banc-review-denied/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/11th-circuit-panel-to-hear-obamacare-challenge-en-banc-review-denied/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:23:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99794 SCOTUS Blog: The challengers on March 10 had requested initial en banc review of the case of Florida, et al., v. U.S. Health and Human Services Department, et al., (docket 11-11021) and for a hearing June 6. It would have taken the votes of at least six members of the ten regular judges to grant that request. The briefing in the case will start next Monday and is to be completed by May 25. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/31/11th-circuit-panel-to-hear-obamacare-challenge-en-banc-review-denied/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/adf-attorney-argues-before-11th-circuit-ga-counselor-wrongly-fired-for-following-conscience/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/adf-attorney-argues-before-11th-circuit-ga-counselor-wrongly-fired-for-following-conscience/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:15:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99562 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/30/adf-attorney-argues-before-11th-circuit-ga-counselor-wrongly-fired-for-following-conscience/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/11th-circuit-obamacare-challenge-fast-tracked/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/11th-circuit-obamacare-challenge-fast-tracked/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:03:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=97877 SCOTUS Blog: The Eleventh Circuit Court agreed Friday to put the health care case on a fast track, and issued a briefing schedule, but said it would keep open for now the question of whether the appeal will be heard initially by the full Court or by a three-judge panel.  The Court said the briefing schedule it had laid out would not be affected by what it decides for or against en banc review.  The briefing will begin April 4 and will be completed on May 25.  That schedule could still allow for an en banc oral argument on June 6, as the challengers requested. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/14/11th-circuit-obamacare-challenge-fast-tracked/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/11th-cir-panel-minor-girls-in-wild-video-to-remain-anonymous/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/11th-cir-panel-minor-girls-in-wild-video-to-remain-anonymous/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:57:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94329 AP: "A federal appeals court has ruled that two underage girls can keep their names under wraps in their lawsuit against "Girls Gone Wild" producer Joe Francis." | Plaintiff B v. Francis, No. 10-10664 (11th Cir. Feb. 1, 2011) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/11th-cir-panel-minor-girls-in-wild-video-to-remain-anonymous/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/11th-circuit-upholds-manatee-county-fla-sob-ordinance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/11th-circuit-upholds-manatee-county-fla-sob-ordinance/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:17:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94320 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/11th-circuit-upholds-manatee-county-fla-sob-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/court-rules-that-case-of-employees-fired-for-being-too-religious-should-go-to-jury/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/court-rules-that-case-of-employees-fired-for-being-too-religious-should-go-to-jury/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:37:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86451 Liberty Counsel: "A federal court of appeals has ruled that the case of two employees who were fired for being 'too religious' should go to a jury." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/14/court-rules-that-case-of-employees-fired-for-being-too-religious-should-go-to-jury/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/ga-employees-fired-and-evicted-for-being-too-religious-should-get-day-in-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/ga-employees-fired-and-evicted-for-being-too-religious-should-get-day-in-court/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:31:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79043 Liberty Counsel: "Today Liberty Counsel will present oral arguments at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, requesting that a trial court’s summary judgment be reversed in an employment and housing discrimination case. Daniel and Sharon Dixon were fired by The Hallmark Companies from managing an apartment complex and evicted from their apartment for being 'too religious,' because they displayed, in the rental office, stained glass artwork with flowers and the phrase 'Consider the lilies... Matthew 6:28.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/ga-employees-fired-and-evicted-for-being-too-religious-should-get-day-in-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/us-federal-appeals-panel-orders-review-of-gay-serbians-asylum-request/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/us-federal-appeals-panel-orders-review-of-gay-serbians-asylum-request/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:41:46 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=74251 Winnipeg Free Press (AP): "The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered the Board of Immigration Appeals to review Mladen Zeljko Todorovic's case again. The board had ruled that Todorovic's testimony could not be used because he wasn't a 'credible witness.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/29/us-federal-appeals-panel-orders-review-of-gay-serbians-asylum-request/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/liberty-counsel-files-brief-on-behalf-of-santa-rosa-county-teachers-and-staff/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/liberty-counsel-files-brief-on-behalf-of-santa-rosa-county-teachers-and-staff/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:47:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73134 Liberty Counsel: "Liberty Counsel filed its Initial Brief at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of the Christian Educators Association International ('CEAI'). CEAI sought to intervene in a federal trial court to defend the rights of the faculty and staff of the Santa Rosa County School District, but the court refused the request and refused to dismiss the case brought by the ACLU, even though the case had become moot following the graduation of the two high school seniors who brought the suit under the pseudonym of 'Doe.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/21/liberty-counsel-files-brief-on-behalf-of-santa-rosa-county-teachers-and-staff/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/en-banc-review-granted-in-challenge-to-orlandos-park-feeding-ordinance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/en-banc-review-granted-in-challenge-to-orlandos-park-feeding-ordinance/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:09:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/en-banc-review-granted-in-challenge-to-orlandos-park-feeding-ordinance/ Religion Clause Blog: "The 3-judge panel in the case, in a 2-1 decision rejected free exercise, free expression and other challenges to Orlando's Large Group Feeding Ordinance that requires a permit to feed more than 25 people in any downtown park, and limits a group to 2 permits per year in any park." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/01/en-banc-review-granted-in-challenge-to-orlandos-park-feeding-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/11th-circuit-rejects-challenge-to-federal-immigration-restrictions-on-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/11th-circuit-rejects-challenge-to-federal-immigration-restrictions-on-marriage/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:55:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70610 US v Di Pietro, No. 09-13726 (11th Cir. Aug. 27, 2010) | Google Viewer "This case requires us to address de novo two constitutional challenges to § 1325(c) U.S.C. § 1325(c), ['which imposes criminal liability on any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading federal immigration laws'] in evaluating whether the district court properly denied Ms. Di Pietro’s motion to dismiss her indictment. Specifically, Ms. Di Pietro argues that § 1325(c) is so vague that it violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. She also contends that the statute unconstitutionally preempts Florida’s marriage laws, which purportedly recognize the validity of marriages entered into for any purpose. After thorough review and oral argument, we agree with the district court that Ms. Di Pietro’s constitutional challenges do not pass muster. We therefore affirm the district court’s ruling and sustain her conviction under the statute." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/11th-circuit-rejects-challenge-to-federal-immigration-restrictions-on-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/split-en-banc-eleventh-circuit-rules-child-molesters-17%c2%bd-year-sentence-substantively-unreasonable/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/split-en-banc-eleventh-circuit-rules-child-molesters-17%c2%bd-year-sentence-substantively-unreasonable/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:15:35 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67101 Southern District of Florida Blog: "The 11th Circuit issued United States v. Irey today, with 255 pages of opinions, which are a must read for any criminal practitioner in this Circuit. The question presented is whether a lengthy variance (from 30 years to 17) was reasonable in a horrific case involving multiple acts of child rape. The majority, written by Carnes and joined by Dubina, Black, Hull, Marcus, Wilson and Pryor, found the variance substantively unreasonable." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/02/split-en-banc-eleventh-circuit-rules-child-molesters-17%c2%bd-year-sentence-substantively-unreasonable/feed/ 0