The Eleventh Circuit found associational standing, rejected Younger abstention, held HB 3 likely content-neutral and likely to satisfy intermediate scrutiny, and rejected the facial challenge.
REVERSE the preliminary injunction with respect to CCIA’s First Amendment claim as applied to its members, VACATE the preliminary injunction with respect to CCIA’s facial First Amendment challenge, and REMAND
Disposition
The Eleventh Circuit found associational standing, rejected Younger abstention, held HB 3 likely content-neutral and likely to satisfy intermediate scrutiny, and rejected the facial challenge. Latest opened appellate ruling; preliminary posture, not a final merits judgment. It reverses the earlier injunction’s litigation posture.