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Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion

Something strange happened in these two cases.

Reason · Aug 20

Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech

From Hodges v. Gloria, decided Thursday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Consuelo Callahan and Lucy Koh, and Judge J. Campbell… The post Mayor's Right to Dismiss Volunteer Board Appointees for Speech, Including Religiously Motivated Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Mar 2

More On Unpublished Opinions And En Banc Stratagems In The Fifth Circuit

For nearly four years, there was a never-ending drumbeat about how the Fifth Circuit was an existential threat to the… The post More On Unpublished Opinions And En Banc Stratagems In The Fifth Circuit appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Mar 2, 2025

The "Good Ship Fifth Circuit" Denies En Banc Review in Sambrano v. United Airlines

Judge Smith dissents from the denial of rehearing, and Judge Ho concurs.

Reason · Aug 20, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Collisions, allisions, and grand jury witnesses.

Reason · Aug 19, 2022

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Jarkesy v. SEC

Assessing an aggressive Fifth Circuit opinion declaring Securities & Exchange Commission proceedings unconstituional.

Reason · Aug 17, 2022

State of the Fifth Circuit Address

A study of the Fifth Circuit's en banc decisions over the past four years.

Reason · Jun 30, 2022