11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Lawyers for the state filed a notice that is a first step in asking the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle's decision. The state also filed a motion seeking a stay.

A federal judge struck down a Florida law that banned doctors from providing gender-affirming care to most kids. Now, advocates say they hope more patients will be able to get what they see as lifesaving care.

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case the week of Sept. 16 in Birmingham.

In a decade-long battle about kids with complex medical needs receiving care in nursing homes, the state describes a key part of the ruling as an “arbitrary and unachievable” goal.

The state cites the 11th Circuit appellate panel's decision in a "virtually identical case" in asking the court to allow a law preventing minors from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

Even on a fast track, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says, the arguments between the state and DOJ will not happen until after final briefs are filed on Dec. 6.

Georgia had asked the judge to vacate a preliminary injunction because a panel with the 11th Circuit of Appeals allowed enforcement of a similar Alabama law. Florida has also appealed to the 11th Circuit to overturn two rulings on gender-affirming care.

A federal appeals court Thursday cleared the way for eight South Florida hospitals to pursue a lawsuit against a health insurer over payments for emergency-room care.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office asked a U.S. district judge to issue an emergency injunction against the vaccination requirement while the appeal is being considered.

In a letter to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys for the Biden administration say the rule is expected to save thousands of lives.