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

  1. February 16, 2017

    11th Circ. Strikes Down Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law

    The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday struck down much of a Florida law curbing doctors from asking patients about firearm ownership, ruling that the "gun gag" law violates the First Amendment by impermissibly restricting physician speech.

  2. July 26, 2016

    Fla. Fights To Salvage Part Of Controversial 'Gun Gag' Law

    The state of Florida fought Monday to salvage what it could of a law curbing doctors from asking patients about firearm ownership, telling the Eleventh Circuit — which all but told the state last month it was unconstitutional — that the provision barring doctors from dropping patients because they own guns can be severed from the statute.

  3. June 21, 2016

    11th Circ. Doubts Doc 'Gun Gag' Survives Constitutional Test

    The Eleventh Circuit seemed poised Tuesday to strike down much of a Florida law curbing doctors from asking patients about firearm ownership, indicating that the "gun gag" law's restrictions on physician speech would not pass constitutional muster.

  4. June 10, 2016

    11th Circ. Could Expose Doctors To Greater Speech Limits

    Doctors fighting a Florida law that restricts their ability to ask questions about patients' gun ownership will make their final pitch to the Eleventh Circuit later this month in a case that some fear could provide an open door for politicians to tread on the speech rights of physicians and potentially other regulated professionals, such as attorneys.

  5. April 27, 2016

    Docs Say 'Gun Gag' Law Can't Survive Strict Scrutiny

    Doctors challenging Florida's law forbidding physicians from keeping patient records on gun ownership told the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday that they have a First Amendment right to speak to their patients about guns and that the state's interests in blocking this speech are far from compelling.

  6. April 25, 2016

    Gun Groups Back Fla. At 11th Circ. In 'Gun Gag' Law Fight

    Two gun rights groups filed a brief Friday in support of Florida's law forbidding doctors from keeping patient records on gun ownership, telling the Eleventh Circuit that in similar laws curbing speech of regulated professionals for a specific state interest, the courts have favored the state.

  7. March 28, 2016

    Fla. Says Doctors Don't Have Standing To Fight 'Gun Gag' Law

    The State of Florida asked the Eleventh Circuit Monday to reverse a lower court's injunction of a state law forbidding doctors from keeping patient records on gun ownership, arguing that the physicians challenging the law do not have standing to bring their First Amendment challenge.

  8. March 25, 2016

    Gun Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Uphold 'Narrow' Doctor Law

    A pair of gun-rights groups urged the Eleventh Circuit Thursday to reverse a lower court's injunction of a Florida law that forbids doctors from keeping patient records on gun ownership, arguing the state's interest in regulating physicians' speech outweighs their First Amendment rights.

  9. February 05, 2016

    Full 11th Circ. To Rehear Fight Over Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law

    The Eleventh Circuit has agreed to rehear en banc a free speech case challenging a Florida law forbidding doctors from entering information about gun ownership into medical records of most patients, brought by physicians who have thrice lost in the appeals court.

  10. January 04, 2016

    Doctors Urge 11th Circ. To Review 'Gun Gag' Ruling

    Medical interests fighting Florida's "gun gag" law, which restricts doctors' keeping of records regarding patients' gun ownership, on Monday again asked for a rehearing by the full Eleventh Circuit, saying a panel's ruling last month — its third, finding the law constitutional — is its most dangerous yet for free speech.