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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

Judge James C. Ho's Speech On "Judicial Courage" and Judicial Selection

"Nobody actually reads what people have said and written. And that’s why mistakes are made. Because if nobody reads, then it’s not about who would do the job best. It’s about who wants the job most."

Reason · Jul 29

A Private Ethics Order From The Fifth Circuit With Dissents To Make It Public (Updated)

How could it be that not a single member of the 11th Circuit Judicial Council thought to make Judge Betsy's reprimand public?

Reason · May 31

Judge James C. Ho: "Fighters, Climbers, and the War for the Judiciary"

Remarks delivered at the Texas A&M Journal of Law & Civil Governance Banquet

Reason · Mar 31, 2025

Making Sense of the 7-1-1-8 Split in Environment Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobile

Does a judge have an obligation to render a judgment to ensure that the court renders a judgment?

Reason · Dec 12, 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."

Reason · Sep 18, 2024

United States v. Abbott and State War Powers

A guest post from Professor Rob Natelson.

Reason · Aug 6, 2024

Courts have a scriptural citation issue

Some Fifth Circuit judges have trouble keeping separate church and state

Salon · May 19, 2024

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.

Reason · Apr 26, 2024

Only 'Dangerous Individuals' Lose Their Gun Rights Because of Protective Orders, the Government Says

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar falsely claims a federal gun ban "requires individualized findings of dangerousness."

Reason · Nov 8, 2023