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Supreme Court to weigh congressional power to delegate - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in cases over how much power Congress can give to executive agencies.

Roll Call · Mar 25, 2025

How the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts work and affect Texans

Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 26, 2025

A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.

Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and address of his target house before raiding it is thus still up for debate.

Reason · Feb 25, 2025

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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 · Jan 30, 2025

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 · Jan 14, 2025

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.

Reason · Jan 7, 2025

Supreme Court sounds ready to back FDA’s e-cigarette rejection - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to side with the Biden administration’s decision to keep certain flavored e-cigarettes off the market.

Roll Call · Dec 2, 2024

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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...

Citizen Journalism Is Under Attack. This Texas Woman Is Fighting to Save It.

After being arrested for doing journalism, Priscilla Villarreal has taken her fight to the courts.

Reason · Nov 3, 2024

These Texans could join or influence a second Trump administration

Donald Trump has built close ties to many Texas Republicans, from judges to elected officials to policy experts.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 1, 2024

This Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The Supreme Court Just Revived Her Lawsuit.

Priscilla Villarreal's case is about whether certain reporters have more robust free speech rights than others.

Reason · Oct 15, 2024

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.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 12, 2024

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.

Reason · Oct 7, 2024

Supreme Court to decide cases on nuclear fuel storage, gun lawsuit - Roll Call

The Supreme Court announced on Friday it will decide disputes about the scope of Nuclear Regulatory Commission power and more.

Roll Call · Oct 4, 2024

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The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

A Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism

Lawyers for a Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its library shelves went before 18 federal appeals court judges in New Orleans to argue their case

Reason · Sep 18, 2024

A Texas Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The State Says That's No Big Deal.

Opposing Priscilla Villarreal's petition for Supreme Court review, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton portrays basic journalism as "incitement."

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.

Reason · Jul 31, 2024

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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The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

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

Reason · Jul 18, 2024

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 · Jul 18, 2024

The DOJ Claims Medical Marijuana Patients Who Own Guns 'Endanger the Public in Multiple Ways'

Defending the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, the government's lawyers seem increasingly desperate.

Reason · Jul 3, 2024

SCOTUS Will Decide Whether the FDA's 'Regulatory Switcheroos' on Vaping Were 'Arbitrary and Capricious'

The 5th Circuit ruled that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it rejected applications from manufacturers of flavored nicotine e-liquids.

Reason · Jul 2, 2024

Which Circuit Had The Highest Reversal Rate?

It was not the Fifth Circuit.

Roll Call · Jul 2, 2024

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.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 2, 2024

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.

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