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United Statesv.Florida

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Docket No.23-12331
DecidedMarch 31, 2026
Reporter2026 U.S. App. LEXIS
JudgesEleventh Circuit panel; see published opinion.
Tags
CivilAmericans with Disabilities ActOlmsteadDisability RightsCommunity IntegrationSystem-Wide InjunctionRemedial ScopeInstitutional CareTales From the CryptBehind BarsThe System
Case Summary

The United States alleged that Florida’s Medicaid system unnecessarily institutionalized children with complex medical needs and failed to provide the community services and transition planning required by Title II of the ADA and Olmstead. After a lengthy bench trial, the Eleventh Circuit upheld the core finding of systemic discrimination and most of the injunction. It vacated provisions that exceeded the violations proved for particular plaintiffs and remanded for a narrower, plaintiff-specific remedy rather than a system-wide formula based on sampling.

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