Circuit Splits Reported in U.S. Law Week—July 2022

U.S. Law Week summarizes selected splits among U.S. federal courts of appeals each month.

Civil Procedure

Case:

Royal Palm Props. LLC v. Pink Palm Props. LLC, 2022 BL 234833 (Article)

Issue:

Is there a prevailing-party requirement to recover litigation costs under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54? The Eleventh Circuit joins the Second, Fifth, and Eighth circuits, saying there can be cases in which neither party prevails. But the Federal Circuit says that a court must always declare a prevailing party.

Constitutional Law

Case:

We The People PAC v. Bellows, 2022 BL 235283 (Article)

Issue:

Are residency requirements ...