Aisha Johnson

Correspondent

Aisha Johnson

Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.

Civil Rights & Constitutional

Decisions covered by Aisha Johnson

1,706 decisions
Dec 12 2025
1st Cir. 25-1698 Panel Decision

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a district court order that had enjoined enforcement of a federal statute withholding Medicaid funding from certain abortion providers. The appellate court held that the statute does not constitute a bill of attainder because it imposes prospective conditions on federal funds rather than retrospective punishment.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Dec 9 2025
11th Cir. 3:22-cv-22688-TKW-HTC Published

Kimberley Diane Settle, A Personal Representative for the Estate of Jacob Joseph Settle Sr v. David Collier

The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment, holding that Officer David Collier was entitled to qualified immunity for using deadly force against Jacob Settle. The court concluded that Settle's actions of starting his truck and shifting it into gear created an objectively reasonable belief of imminent threat, even though the vehicle did not move.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Qualified Immunity Summary Judgment
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Dec 8 2025
U.S. Sup. Ct. 25-180 Panel Decision

Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy, LLC

The Supreme Court reversed a Louisiana state court ruling that barred federal claims based on state immunity statutes. The Court held that states lack the power to confer immunity from federal causes of action.

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Dec 5 2025
11th Cir. 1:22-cv-00108-JRH-BKE Published

Ahmed S. Ismael v. Sheriff Richard Roundtree

The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a Section 1981 retaliation case, holding that the lower court improperly conflated the McDonnell Douglas pretext analysis with the convincing mosaic standard. The court remanded the case for the district court to apply the correct summary judgment standard to the employment discrimination claim.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Summary Judgment
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Dec 4 2025
11th Cir. 8:23-cv-01173-MSS-AAS Published

Florida Preborn Rescue, Inc. v. City of Clearwater, Florida

The Eleventh Circuit held that Clearwater's five-foot vehicular safety zone buffer around an abortion clinic likely violated the First Amendment under the Supreme Court's ruling in McCullen v. Coakley. The court found the district court abused its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction because the ordinance was not narrowly tailored to serve the city's safety interests.

Constitutional First Amendment - Speech Preliminary Injunction
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Dec 3 2025
1st Cir. 23-2011 Panel Decision

REYNALDO CRUZ v. UNIÓN INDEPENDIENTE AUTÉNTICA DE LOS EMPLEADOS DE LA AUTORIDAD DE ACUEDUCTOS Y ALCANTARILLADOS; PUERTO RICO AQUEDUCT AND SEWER AUTHORITY; JENNIFFER A. GONZÁLEZ...

The First Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a § 1983 lawsuit, holding that the case was not moot despite the defendants depositing the disputed union dues. The court remanded the matter to determine whether the plaintiff qualifies as a prevailing party for attorney's fees, a status that could be lost if the case is deemed moot.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Dec 2 2025
11th Cir. 6:22-cr-00024-CEM-EJK-1 Published

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RONALD ANTHONY BEASLEY, II

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Ronald Beasley's conviction for health-care fraud and conspiracy, rejecting his claims regarding newly discovered evidence and evidentiary rulings. The court held that the district court properly admitted evidence of uncharged theft as intrinsic evidence and did not err in denying a new trial or failing to hold an in-camera hearing on a witness's Fifth Amendment invocation.

Constitutional Fifth Amendment - Self-Incrimination Fourteenth Amendment - Equal Protection Sixth Amendment - Confrontation Clause
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Dec 1 2025
11th Cir. 1:21-mi-55555-JPB Per Curiam

In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202

The Eleventh Circuit vacated the district court's preliminary injunction regarding Georgia's Election Integrity Act gift ban because the lower court failed to apply the Supreme Court's facial-challenge framework from Moody v. NetChoice. The appellate court remanded the case for a new analysis that weighs the law's constitutional applications against its unconstitutional ones across its full scope.

Civil Civil Rights - Voting
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Nov 21 2025
6th Cir. 25-3146 Panel Decision

Untitled Opinion

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit announced a decision in the case of Roderico Perez-Perez versus Pamela Bondi. The court issued a published opinion and entered a judgment in conformity with Rule 36 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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Nov 20 2025
11th Cir. 6:21-cv-01057-RDP Published

Smothers v. Childers, et al. (Walker County)

The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment, holding that Alabama state law does not shield Walker County from federal liability under Section 1983 for its policy of contracting with an incompetent medical provider. The court found sufficient evidence for a jury to conclude that the county's deliberate indifference to inmate healthcare violated the Eighth Amendment.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Summary Judgment
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