Monday, February 8, 2016

11th Circuit Agrees to Rehear Florida Gun Appeal AAP Advocacy Flash


11th Circuit Agrees to Rehear Florida Gun Appeal Today the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit agreed to rehear the appeal of Wollschlaeger v Florida—a lawsuit related to physicians' rights to counsel patients about firearms safety. In addition to granting the petition, the court also threw out the previous decision issued by a 3-judge panel of the 11th Circuit, which concluded that a law restricting physician counseling on firearm safety did not violate the First Amendment. 

Pending the outcome of the rehearing, US District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke's ruling blocking enforcement of the law remains in place. 

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