The Latest Breaking News from the 5th Circuit

The NRA and NORML Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users

Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court.

Reason · Feb 2

Disarming Millions of Americans Simply Because They Use Marijuana Is Unconstitutional, a SCOTUS Brief Says

The Liberty Justice Center is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a 5th Circuit decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights.

Reason · Jan 28

Would President Donald Trump deport The Beatles? A judge asks the question

The court case is based around Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

The Independent UK · Jan 22

A Texas News Vlogger Asks SCOTUS To Decide Whether Criminalizing Journalism Is 'Obviously Unconstitutional'

This is Priscilla Villarreal’s second trip to the Supreme Court, which last year revived her First Amendment lawsuit.

Reason · Dec 17, 2025

AG Ken Paxton’s campaign against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulings

Courts have said that the attorney general can use a 100-year-old law to demand entities’ internal records and sue to shut them down if he believes they’re violating the law.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 9, 2025

Supreme Court will hear case on post-Election Day ballot counting - Roll Call

The justices will likely hear arguments in the case and issue a decision by the end of the court’s term next June.

Roll Call · Nov 10, 2025

Trump, an Avowed Second Amendment Champion, Defends a Gun Ban With 'No Historical Justification'

His administration is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a prosecution for violating a federal law that bars illegal drug users from owning firearms.

Reason · Oct 29, 2025

How two Texas redistricting cases, 37 years apart, set the stage for the latest congressional redraw

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 22, 2025

SCOTUS Will Consider the Constitutionality of the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Illegal Drug Users

The law applies to millions of Americans who pose no plausible threat to public safety, including cannabis consumers in states that have legalized marijuana.

Reason · Oct 20, 2025

Texas City Council Approves $500,000 Payment to Former Member Who Said Her Advocacy Led to a Bogus Arrest

The settlement, which followed Sylvia Gonzalez's victory at the Supreme Court, also includes remedial First Amendment training for city officials.

Reason · Oct 16, 2025