Fulton County, Ga., convinced the full Eleventh Circuit to reconsider a ruling in favor of a man who sought to pursue constitutional claims to get his horses back from the county.
The appeals court vacated its previous opinion and granted the county’s petition for a rehearing en banc on Friday. The hearing will be centered on a July 2025 decision that found Brandon Fulton should be able to amend his complaint so he can sue under the takings clause, a part of the Fifth Amendment that creates a direct cause of action for unconstitutional takings ...