The Eleventh Circuit has upheld the convictions of members of the African People's Socialist Party in U.S. v. Romain, a case involving allegations that they acted as unregistered Russian foreign agents. The ruling came from Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew Brasher.

The decision examined Section 951, a federal law addressing certain activities undertaken on behalf of foreign governments without the required notification. The court treated the provision as content neutral, meaning its application does not depend on the political message or viewpoint involved.

The judges then applied the relevant constitutional review to the defendants' challenge and concluded that the convictions could stand. The ruling places the case within a broader debate over foreign-agent enforcement, political advocacy and the limits of government regulation.

The African People's Socialist Party convictions therefore remain in effect following the Eleventh Circuit's decision.