Devon Township v. Thomas and Leigh O'Neill was decided by which court?

• A. Supreme Court
• B. Eleventh Circuit
• C. Ninth Circuit
• D. D.C. Circuit

Answer: (B)

In the federal system, appellate review is organized by geographic circuits. The Eleventh Circuit handles appeals from district courts in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. So a case that originated in one of those states would be decided by the Eleventh Circuit rather than by the Ninth Circuit (western states), the D.C. Circuit (Washington, D.C. and certain federal matters), or the Supreme Court (the highest court, which reviews only a tiny subset of cases on certiorari). Because Devon Township v. Thomas and Leigh O'Neill is associated with a matter that falls under the Eleventh Circuit's jurisdiction, the court that decided it is the Eleventh Circuit.