The Latest Breaking News from the Fifth Circuit

I think it is clear that Justice Alito lost the majority, but the resulting schizophrenic opinions still do not cohere.

Amateur sports, geofence warrants, and a Saudi kill squad.

The Court just agreed to hear this case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. You can read the majority and dissenting opinions in the Fifth Circuit here, and the petition, response, and reply here. Here's the issue in a nutshell: 1. Ginsberg v. N.Y.(1968) held (in a majority opinion by Justice…

The Court is remanding these two cases for more analysis—but it made its views on some key issues clear.

Overloaded fireworks, behavioral coaching, and makeshift pockets.

Justice Barrett adamantly resists the suggestion that she keeps leveling up the burden on plaintiffs, but it is becoming more difficult to deny.

Why did Lopez, who was paid $40 to bring a gun to a school, succeed on a facial challenge, but the Court wouldn't even consider Rahimi's circumstances?

Unlike Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, Justice Jackson has no problems criticizing Justice Barrett.

The standing requirements laid down by the majority might make it extremely difficult or impossible for victims of indirect goverment censorship to get their cases to court.