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Constitutional Civil Law, Albert Sidney Johnson, Susan Cole Mullis
Constitutional Civil Law, Albert Sidney Johnson, Susan Cole Mullis
Mercer Law Review
During the 1992 survey period, the most noticeable aspect of the constitutional civil law jurisprudence of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit was the large body of circuit jurisprudence concerning the First Amendment, both in the context of ballot access and the rights of public employees. The Eleventh Circuit also issued several opinions on constitutionalized procedural issues such as standing, abstention, preclusion, and ripeness. The court's receptiveness to these preliminary defenses provides an opportunity for government defendants to avoid litigation on the merits in appropriate cases.
Once again, the circuit's qualified immunity opinions illustrate the continuing …