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The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional

The government failed to persuade the appeals court that 18-to-20-year-olds are not part of "the people" or that the age restriction is consistent with the "historical tradition of firearm regulation."

Reason

Supreme Court to hear arguments on porn age verification law - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday on a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.

Roll Call

5th Circuit Reaffirms That Prosecuting a Marijuana User for Illegal Gun Possession Was Unconstitutional

Patrick Darnell Daniels Jr. was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for violating a federal law that bars drug users from owning firearms.

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Louisiana Ten Commandments Classroom Display Plan On Hold

Federal appeals court halts Louisiana's Ten Commandments posting in public schools due to constitutional concerns. Debate ensues over religious promotion a...

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5th Circuit Court orders federal judge removed from Texas foster care lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Janis Jack, the state’s de facto foster care czar, has been overseeing the case since 2011.

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A Texas Cop Endangered Himself by Jumping Onto a Moving Car. Then He Shot the Driver.

The Supreme Court will review a 5th Circuit decision that let the officer off the hook without considering the recklessness that turned a routine traffic stop into a deadly encounter.

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5Th Circuit Court Narrows Voting Rights Act Scope In Redistricting

Learn about the recent 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling impacting the Voting Rights Act in redistricting cases in the South.

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Biskupic Part III Confirms What We Already Knew: Justice Alito Lost Majority Opinions in NetChoice and Trevino.

There is little here that can't be gleaned from the docket and the split opinions.

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Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has ruled unconstitutional a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone and broadband services for rural and low-income users

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban

"In short, 'cruel and unusual' is not the same as 'harmful and unfair,'" the court wrote.

Reason

Supreme Court to decide cases over online porn access, vapes - Roll Call

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will decide disputes over online access to pornography in Texas and FDA approval of vapes.

Roll Call

Again and again, U.S. Supreme Court slaps down 5th Circuit

The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws - Roll Call

The Supreme Court sent back to lower courts Monday two challenges to Florida and Texas laws regulating social media platforms.

Roll Call

Conservative Appeals Court Reverses Ruling On Affordable Care Act Mandates

5th Circuit Court ruling impacts ACA preventive services coverage, setting precedent for legal challenges and potential Supreme Court showdown.

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Supreme Court clarifies when a gun law is constitutional - Roll Call

The Supreme Court clarified on Friday how it analyses the constitutionality of a gun control law, as it upheld one federal possession ban.

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SCOTUS Makes It Easier for Victims of Retaliatory Arrests To Vindicate Their First Amendment Rights

The justices ruled that "objective evidence" of retaliation does not require "very specific comparator evidence."

The Texas Tribune

Galveston County redistricting case draws divide among federal appeals court judges

The 5th Circuit expressed skepticism about arguments from both sides in considering whether a coalition of Black and Latino voters should be granted the same protections as a single racial group under the Voting Rights Act.

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OpenAI Is Open To AI-Generated Erotica…but Not 'Porn'

The company's confusing statements about how ChatGPT should respond to sexual prompts

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Supreme Court Won't Stop Texas Porn Law From Taking Effect

"We will continue to fight for the right to access the internet without intrusive government oversight," says the group challenging the law.

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A Texas Reporter Busted for Asking Questions Asks SCOTUS To Reject the Criminalization of Journalism

Priscilla Villarreal is appealing a 5th Circuit decision that dismissed her First Amendment lawsuit against Laredo police and prosecutors.

Roll Call

Supreme Court to decide if government can regulate 'ghost guns' - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can regulate so-called “ghost gun” kits.

Reason

SCOTUS Misses a Chance To Protect Peaceful Protesters

Under a legal theory endorsed by the 5th Circuit, Martin Luther King Jr. could have been liable for other people’s violence.

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Supreme Court Revives Regulations In Latest High-Stakes Ruling

Explore the dynamic legal relationship between the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, with far-reaching implications and ideological cl...

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Is a birth control ban next?

A case in Texas could lead to contraception restrictions for minors across the country

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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on medication abortion drug - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a challenge that could limit access to a widely used drug for medication abortions.

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