The Latest Breaking News from Fifth Circuit

Court opens way for flood of Texas "censorship" lawsuits

Texans are expected to start suing giants like Meta and YouTube over content moderation decisions they don't agree with.

Axios · May 16, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Plasma, prisons, and political parties

Reason · May 13, 2022

Fifth Circuit Panel Lifts Stay of the Texas Social Media Law

There's no opinion yet, and I don't know when one would be forthcoming, so it's hard to figure out what exactly will happen; but I thought I'd pass along the news. The law itself is here. https://twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1524488034657484800

Reason · May 11, 2022

Will the Supreme Court Consider the Social Cost of Carbon?

Not a single judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sought to reconsider a stay of a district court opinion barring consideration of the Biden Administration's social cost of carbon estimates.

Reason · Apr 15, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Heat waves, raucous parties, and cemetery discretion.

Reason · Apr 8, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Acts of state, hedonic damages, and bang-bang commands.

Reason · Apr 1, 2022

Three mandatory bar association dues cases on SCOTUS’ April 1 conference list

The Supreme Court has 122 cases up for consideration during today’s conference, including three challenges to mandatory state bar association dues. Here’s a rundown of each of those cases. To follow along, keep an eye out for the order list to be posted here on Monday. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 1, 2022

South Texas College of Law SCOTUS Clinic Bests Yale Law School SCOTUS Clinic

In Houston Community College v. Wilson, Justice Gorsuch's unanimous decision faulted respondent for failing to file a cross petition.

Reason · Mar 26, 2022

Supreme Court Issues Stay, Favoring Navy, in Navy Seals COVID Vaccination Religious Exemption Case

In today's Austin v. U.S. Navy Seals 1–26, the Supreme Court stayed "[t]he district court's January 3, 2022 order, insofar as it precludes the Navy from considering respondents' vaccination status in making deployment, assignment, and other operational decisions … pending disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of…

Reason · Mar 25, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Straight teeth, prurient firefighters, and Fresh American Beef.

Reason · Mar 18, 2022