11th Cir.

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

May 18 2026
1:24-cv-01912-TWT Published

L.W. v. Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction requiring Georgia Medicaid to provide a three-year-old boy with a rare metabolic disease more than twenty-one hours of weekly nursing care. The court held that a state cannot deny medically necessary care based on a reasonable policy if the care provided fails to meet the federal statutory standard.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Preliminary Injunction
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May 14 2026
2:23-cr-00478-AMM-SGC-2 Per Curiam

United States v. Holguin

The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by Steven Andrew Holguin. The court held that Holguin's valid sentence-appeal waiver in his plea agreement foreclosed his challenge to his conviction and sentence.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
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May 11 2026
8:23-cr-00462-VMC-AAS-1 Per Curiam

United States v. James

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Marquette James due to a lack of jurisdiction. The court determined that the notice of appeal was premature and that the issue could be reviewed in a subsequent appeal from the final judgment.

Appellate Jurisdiction Civil Securities
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