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Mootness

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Nov 17 2025
11th Cir. 3:20-cv-05358-RH-HTC Published

Alford v. Walton County

The Eleventh Circuit held that a Walton County ordinance banning all access to privately-owned beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic constituted a physical taking under the Fifth Amendment. The court reversed the district court's summary judgment for the County, ruling that public emergencies do not create an exception to the Takings Clause.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Mootness Summary Judgment
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Oct 15 2024
2nd Cir. 23-1124 Panel Decision

JOHN DOE, A FICTITIOUS NAME v. JAMES V. MCDONALD, M.D.

The Second Circuit held that a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by a former resident of a transitional adult home was moot because the state amended regulations and allowed his return. The court clarified that while the plaintiff had standing when the suit was filed, subsequent events eliminated his concrete stake in the outcome.

Civil Civil Rights - Voting Mootness Standing
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