Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit En Banc to Rehear Felon Gun Ban Cases Two cases raise Commerce Clause and Second Amendment issues. Reason · Sep 18
The 5th Circuit Says a Houston Cop Reasonably Killed 2 Innocent People Falsely Accused of Selling Heroin The officer's avowed reasons for killing Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were contradicted by the physical evidence. Reason · Jul 2
Second Amendment Roundup: No Protection for Heroin Trafficker Fifth Circuit reaffirms Rahimi’s “dangerousness” standard in § 922(a)(1) case Reason · Jun 8
Fifth Circuit Blocks Order Requiring Defendants' Lawyers "to Attend 'Religious-Liberty Training' as a Sanction" From today's decision in Carter v. Southwest Airlines, Inc. (consolidated with Carter v. Local 556, Transport Workers Union of Am.), decided today by Judge Edith Brown Clement, Kurt Engelhardt, and Cory Wilson (for my earlier post on the case, see here): On August 7, 2023, the district court held Southwest… Reason · Jun 7, 2024
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. The Texas Tribune · May 14, 2024
Court revives doctors' lawsuit saying FDA overstepped its authority with anti-ivermectin campaign A federal appeals court in New Orleans has revived a lawsuit by three doctors who say the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in a campaign against the use of a drug that is not approved to treat COVID-19 The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
Missouri v. Biden Fifth Circuit Panel Announced I believe this just happened today, since argument is next week (Aug. 10); the panel is Judges Edith Brown Clement, Jennifer Walker Elrod, and Don Willett. Recall that this is the expedited appeal of the July 4 injunction that barred various federal departments from encouraging social media platforms to delete… Reason · Jul 31, 2023
SCOTUS Lets Tony Timpa's Family Pursue Claims Against Cops Who Killed Him While Supposedly Trying To Help Him The lawsuit over Timpa's deadly prone restraint, initially blocked by qualified immunity, was revived by the 5th Circuit. Reason · May 31, 2022