No Injunction Against Florida Alien Ownership Law
After briefly enjoining the enforcement of Florida’s SB 264, the Eleventh Circuit has reversed course in Shen v. Simpson. The court of appeals held that most of the plaintiffs lack Article III standing and that those with standing are unlikely to succeed on the merits of their claims.  It thus affirmed the district court’s denial…
Continue Reading11th Circuit Enjoins Enforcement of Florida Statute on Alien Ownership of Property
Foreign ownership of agricultural property in the United States has become more common over the past decades, leading to increased efforts to limit the practice. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is currently waiting to hear oral arguments in Shen v. Simpson a challenge to a Florida statute (SB 264) that restricts…
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