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Dec 17 2025
7th Cir. 25-1361 Panel Decision

TANYA N. SVOBODA and ANTONELLA M. ORTIZ COLOSI v. AMAZON.COM INC. and AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's certification of a class action against Amazon for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The court held that common questions regarding Amazon's data collection practices predominate over individual questions about user location, allowing the case to proceed as a class action.

Civil Civil Rights - ADA / Other
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Dec 16 2025
11th Cir. 8:19-cv-01903-TPB-AAS Published

Creative Choice Homes XXX, LLC v. Amtax Holdings 690, LLC

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the removal of general partners from affordable housing limited partnerships after finding their misappropriation of funds constituted a material breach of contract. The court rejected arguments that the removal was an impermissible forfeiture or that the limited partners had waived their rights through prior inaction.

Civil Forfeiture / Penalty
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Dec 15 2025
11th Cir. 2:24-cv-00420-RDP Per Curiam

Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Attorney General, State of Alabama

The Eleventh Circuit certified four critical questions to the Alabama Supreme Court regarding the scope and criminal penalties of Alabama's SB1 absentee voting law. The federal court paused its review of a Voting Rights Act preemption claim because the state statute's ambiguity creates uncertainty about whether plaintiffs have standing to sue.

Civil Civil Rights - Voting Standing
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Dec 15 2025
11th Cir. 1:23-cv-03236-VMC Published

Williams v. Shapiro

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration in an ERISA case involving a terminated employee stock ownership plan. The court held that the plan's arbitration provision was unenforceable because it prohibited plaintiffs from seeking plan-wide relief, thereby prospectively waiving substantive statutory rights under ERISA.

Civil ERISA / Employee Benefits Securities
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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 12 2025
1st Cir. 25-1755 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 specific 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 punishing past conduct.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment
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Dec 11 2025
1st Cir. Nos. 24-1532, 24-1614, 24-1734 Panel Decision

Orkin v. Albert

The First Circuit vacated and remanded a district court judgment in a family business dispute, finding that the lower court failed to properly apply partnership and implied contract principles to the siblings' decade-long conduct. The appellate court held that the siblings' long-standing practice of treating personal expenses as compensation created an implied agreement, requiring a new determination of Orkin's rightful share of Boost Web funds.

Civil Tax (Civil)
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Dec 11 2025
1st Cir. Nos. 24-1532, 24-1614, 24-1734 Panel Decision

Orkin v. Albert

The First Circuit vacated a district court judgment that had found siblings liable for defamation and conversion in a dispute over a family business operated without formal corporate structure. The appellate court held that the lower court erred by failing to recognize an implied contract for compensation and by issuing an injunction that exceeded its authority to resolve ownership disputes.

Civil Tax (Civil)
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Dec 11 2025
1st Cir. 24-1734 Panel Decision

Orkin v. Albert

The First Circuit vacated and remanded a district court judgment that failed to recognize an implied contract entitling a sibling to compensation for his decade-long management of a family business. The court also reversed a finding that the sibling's email accusing him of fraud was not defamatory, holding that the statement unambiguously imputed criminal conduct.

Civil Tax (Civil)
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Dec 10 2025
United States Court… 24-5087 Panel Decision

Harold Jean-Baptiste v. United States Department of Justice, et al.

The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Harold Jean-Baptiste's complaint, upholding a pre-filing injunction that requires him to obtain court permission before filing pro se actions. The court rejected his motions for FOIA data, appointment of counsel, and relief from the injunction, ruling that his claims were frivolous and barred by the existing order.

Civil FOIA
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