The Latest Breaking News from the Fifth Circuit

Lurching Through The Audition Trap

Do we rewards judges who audition or who refuse to audition?

Reason · Oct 6

Ask Jeeves

How would The Butler vote?

Reason · Oct 5

Big Bend Border Wall Frozen by a Federal Judge: What the Injunction Means for Trump's $46 Billion Push

A federal judge halted all Big Bend border wall construction on Oct. 2. What the ruling means, who won it, and what the Fifth Circuit decides next.

Latin Times · Oct 5

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Bogus traffic stops, cell-site simulating, and chain refoulment.

Reason · Sep 25

Texas A&M drag ban cases before federal judges after conflicting rulings

Student groups in two cases concerning drag performances on Texas A&M System campus venues argue the bans violate First Amendment protections.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 23

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

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Constitutional Claims from Jackson Residents Who Say Officials Called Lead Tainted Water Safe

The Fifth Circuit ruled Jackson residents have no constitutional right to uncontaminated tap water or truthful information from city officials.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

R.J. Reynolds Is Now Selling Four Flavored Vuse Pods the FDA Has Never Authorized for Sale

Vuse Pro pods in peach, berry, watermelon, and mint reached US shelves without FDA authorization. Here is what federal law actually requires.

Medical Daily · Sep 9

En Banc Fifth Circuit Rejects Claims that Jackson, MS Water Crisis Violated Constitutional Rights

The Court rebuffs this effort to claims the Fourteenth Amendment protects positive rights.

Reason · Sep 8

Trump-Appointed Judge Leads Ruling That US Constitution Offers No Right To Clean Water or Truthful Health-Crisis Information

A federal appeals court ruled that the US Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean drinking water, affecting Jackson, Mississippi residents' lawsuit over lead contamination claims.

International Business Times UK · Sep 6