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· 3/26/2013

Atheists of Florida, Inc. v. City of Lakeland, Florida

Citations

  • 713 F.3d 577
  • 2013 WL 1197772
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6080

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that a government actor’s voluntary abandonment of a challenged policy renders the challenge moot unless there is “a substantial likelihood that the offending policy will be reinstated if the suit is terminated”
  • “A case becomes moot—and therefore no longer a ‘Case’ or ‘Controversy’ for purposes of Article III—when the issues presented are no longer ‘live’ or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome.”

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Judges: Dubina, Black, Alarcón

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