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
6:23-cv-01857-RBD-LHP Per Curiam

G.D.M., a minor, by and through his parents, T.E.M. and N.F.M. v. City of Oviedo, Florida, Scott Moseley, Yashira Moncada

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to two police officers who handcuffed a nine-year-old student during a violent behavioral episode at an elementary school. The court held that the officers used only de minimis force in response to the child's active resistance and threats to safety.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure Qualified Immunity
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