The Latest Breaking News from Leslie Southwick

When Judges Pick Their Law Clerks As Replacements

Judge Southwick announces he will take senior status, and two days later President Trump nominates Southwick's former clerk.

Reason · 2h ago

Trump loses again after appeals court orders ICE to hold bond hearings for deportees

Immigrants arrested inside the US are entitled a bond hearing for their release within 90 days of detention, judges say

The Independent UK · Jul 3

Huge Defeat for Trump's Detention Policy: Appeals Court Orders Bond Hearings After 90 Days

The 5th Circuit ruled that long-term undocumented residents cannot be held indefinitely without a bond hearing, dealing a blow to Trump's immigration policy.

Latin Times · Jul 3

White House vows to appeal after judge sides with Harvard and reverses billions in Trump cuts – as it happened

Spokesperson attacks ‘activist judge’ after administration’s cuts to university research ruled to be illegal retaliation

The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2025

Trump Says the Courts Have No Business Questioning His Dubious Definition of 'Alien Enemies'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering whether the president properly invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged gang members.

Reason · Jul 1, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre's Defamation Lawsuit Against Hall-of-Famer Shannon Sharpe Thrown Out

From yesterday's Fifth Circuit decision in Favre v. Sharpe, by Judge Leslie Southwick, joined by Judge Kyle Duncan and Judge Jeremy Kernodle (E.D. Tex.): Brett Favre … was named three times as the NFL's Most Valuable Player, had a Super Bowl victory, and was selected for the NFL Hall of…

Reason · Sep 17, 2024

An appeals court won't revive Brett Favre's defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe

A federal appeals court has refused to revive former NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against former tight end Shannon Sharpe

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

Appeals court considers Texas’ challenge to federal abortion guidance

The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to stabilize any patient in the emergency room, even, the Biden administration noted in recent guidance, if that requires performing an abortion. Texas sued over the guidance last year.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 7, 2023

Defenders of the Florida and Texas Social Media Laws Contradict Themselves

If Facebook et al. are pushing a "radical leftist narrative," why don’t they have a constitutional right to do that?

Reason · Oct 4, 2023