William Pryor

The 11th Circuit upheld the convictions of four activists affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Black Hammer for conspiring as unregistered Russian agents. The court ruled the law used to prosecute them served a content-neutral national security interest, citing evidence of collaboration with Aleksandr Ionov, a Russian-linked figure, to promote Russian propaganda and stage protests.

Latona Lambert, director of a Georgia Air Force base daycare, was convicted for failing to report suspected child abuse. The 11th Circuit upheld her conviction, ruling she had reason to suspect mental injury based on reports of teachers cursing at toddlers and playing profane music. Teachers Zhanay Flynn and Antanesha Fritz pleaded guilty to child cruelty.

The 11th Circuit unanimously ruled that the federal government's use of private accreditation agencies to determine eligibility for financial aid at public colleges is constitutional, rejecting Florida's challenge to the Higher Education Act. Florida argued the system violated constitutional clauses, but the court found the accreditation requirement reasonable and consistent with Congress's goal of ensuring federal aid goes to quality institutions.

A federal judge was disciplined for engaging in sexual activity in her chambers with a police officer and lying to investigators. She apologized to a former law clerk for her 'harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior' and agreed to write apology letters to six former clerks.