The Latest Breaking News from the 5th Circuit

Two groups of lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a decision that struck down a nearly 30-year-old gun control law.

Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can permanently strip voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling left in place the FDA’s initial approval of the drug, but struck changes made to ease access to it.

The decision casts further doubt on the constitutionality of a federal law that makes it a felony for illegal drug users to own firearms.

The decision supports the notion that victims are entitled to recourse when the state retaliates against people for their words. But that recourse is still not guaranteed.

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An appellate court panel heard arguments Thursday about the government's ability to contact social media companies on content moderation.

A federal judiciary full of ideological allies is helping Texas block Democratic priorities and advance right-wing legal doctrines. But the bigger prize is conservative control of the rule of law itself.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law can prohibit gun possession for people who are subject to domestic violence orders, the first Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court since a decision last year that expanded the right to carry firearms in public.

The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law can prohibit gun possession for people who are subject to domestic violence orders.