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The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Florida) · Florida
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- 28 U.S.C. 1292(a)(1); Fla. Stat. 381.00316
- Issued
- 2022-10-06 Oct. 6, 2022
- Effective
- n/a (post-period judicial opinion) (read as 2022-10-06)
- End
- n/a
- In force
- Oct. 6, 2022 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Limitation types
- Vaccination or testingOther
- Addressees
- all businesses operating in Florida
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06
Operative words
This appeal concerns whether a Florida statute that prohibits all businesses operating in the state from requiring customers to provide documentary proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 violates the Free Speech and Commerce Clauses of the Constitution. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a corporation headquartered in Florida, operates cruise ships that travel around the world. Norwegian requires everyone on board its ships to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Enforcement
Fla. Stat. 381.00316 (fines up to $5,000 per violation)
Notes
Context for the Q3 2021 conflict between Florida's statute (effective July 1, 2021) and the CDC's CSO conditions and the vaccination-proof orders of other jurisdictions; a national cruise or hotel operator faced opposite commands in different ports and cities in the same quarter.
Retrieval noteLitigation context, not an order limiting commerce; cite for the statute's effective date and scope only.