Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, et al v. Governor State of FL, et al

  1. December 15, 2015

    11th Circ. Again Says Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law Is Constitutional

    The Eleventh Circuit on Monday ruled for the third time that a Florida law limiting doctors' questions about patients' gun ownership is constitutional, lifting an injunction against the law and finding that it is a common sense restriction that doesn't prevent physicians from speaking about firearms generally.

  2. September 01, 2015

    Fla. AG Tells 11th Circ. Not To Stay 'Gun Gag' Decision

    Florida's attorney general urged the Eleventh Circuit not to grant a stay requested by doctors challenging a state law limiting doctors' questions about patients’ gun ownership, arguing that the doctors haven't shown the U.S. Supreme Court would hear their potential appeal.

  3. August 18, 2015

    Docs Say 11th Circ. 'Gun Gag' Decision Could Kill People

    Doctors challenging a Florida state law prohibiting them from asking "irrelevant" questions about patients' gun ownership said Tuesday that the full Eleventh Circuit should revisit a panel's decision to reinstate the law, casting the First Amendment case as a matter of life and death.

  4. July 28, 2015

    11th Circ. Vacates Block On Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday reversed a lower court's order that granted an injunction of a Florida state law restricting doctors from asking "irrelevant" questions about patients' gun ownership, saying that the law protects patient privacy by circumscribing irrelevant inquiry.

  5. August 26, 2014

    ABA Backs Bid To Rehear Docs' Challenge To Fla. 'Gun Gag'

    The American Bar Association on Monday threw its support behind doctors asking the Eleventh Circuit to reconsider its decision upholding Florida's "gun gag" law restricting them from asking about firearm ownership, saying that the decision could lead to limitations on speech of other regulated professionals like attorneys.

  6. August 15, 2014

    Docs Ask 11th Circ. To Rehear Ruling On Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law

    Doctors challenging Florida's “gun gag” law restricting them from asking patients about firearm ownership on Friday asked the Eleventh Circuit to reconsider its decision upholding the statute, arguing that it creates a new category of unprotected speech and risks the health and safety of Floridians.

  7. July 25, 2014

    11th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Fla.'s 'Gun Gag' On Doctors

    The Eleventh Circuit on Friday lifted a bar on enforcement of a Florida "gun gag" law restricting doctors from asking patients about firearm ownership, saying it doesn't violate the First Amendment and calling the plaintiffs' fears that doctors could face discipline for "offending a patient's subjective sensibilities" unfounded.