Facial Challenges to Public-Education DEI Laws Require Application-by-Application Review Case: Jackson Fed of Tchr v. Fitch Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decided:...
FOIA Permits Prospective Online-Publication Injunctions to Remedy Ongoing Reading-Room Violations Case: La Union v. FEMA, No. 24-40756 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
Arguable Probable Cause Under an Ambiguous Curfew Supports Qualified Immunity Case: Rincon v. Ibarra, No. 25-40820 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision date: October...
Reconsideration Does Not Restart Insurance-Claim Limitations Unless the Insurer Withdraws or Changes Its Decision Case: Mark Schnatzmeyer and Carole Sandlin v. State Farm Lloyds Court: United States...
CAT Deferral Cannot Rest on Speculative Chains of Harm: Clear-Error Review in Tuang v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October 22, 2026 Case: No. 25-60394...
A Pending Appeal Does Not Bar a Supervision Transfer That Leaves the Appealed Conditions Unchanged United States v. Estrada, No. 25-50963, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, October 22, 2026....
Pleading Disability Discrimination: Social Awkwardness Alone Does Not Establish Disability-Based Exclusion Case: Zimmer v. Estrada, No. 26-10046 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Cumulative Harassment Review and Retaliation Pleading After a Short Suspension Case: Dyer v. New Orleans City Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision date: October 21,...
FTCA Liability for an Unjustified Rescue Shooting: Attorney’s Fees Must Come from Supported Compensatory Damages Case: Garcia v. United States Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Switchblades Are Protected Arms: Historical Carry Laws Do Not Justify the Federal Interstate Supply Ban Case: Knife Rights v. Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date:...
TTCA Immunity: Disputed Police-Driving Negligence Precludes Summary Judgment, and Post-Call Paperwork Does Not Extend 9-1-1 Protection Case: Payne v. City of Houston, Texas Court: United States Court...
Employee-Operated Transport Vessels Do Not Make an Offshore Services Contract Maritime Case: Quality Proc Svc v. Whitney Oil Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decided:...
Discretion to Deny Reopening for Belated, Conclusory Expert Analysis of Previously Available Video United States v. Logwood United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit No. 25-30674 — October...
First Step Act Credits: A Disqualifying Conviction Bars Eligibility Throughout an Aggregated Prison Term Case: Causey v. Pate, No. 25-30550 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
United States v. Chaney: A Clear Career-Offender Error Does Not Alone Defeat an Appeal Waiver Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October 19, 2026 Opinion by: Judge...
Roadside Evasion During an Ongoing Drug Conspiracy Is Nontestimonial: United States v. Brown Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date: October 20, 2026 Appeals: Nos. 25-40300...
Meme-Stock Evidence Must Be Weighed in Securities Class Certification: Market-Efficiency Factors Are Not a Checklist Case: Bozorgi v. Cassava Sciences Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
A Clear Below-Deductible Denial Starts Texas Insurance Limitations; Reinspection Alone Does Not Restart the Clock Case: NFI Apartment Management, L.L.C. v. Third Coast Insurance Company Court: United...
Deceptive Roadside Statements Furthering an Ongoing Drug Conspiracy Are Nontestimonial Case: United States v. Nero, consolidated with the appeal of Quanita Sherries Brown Court: United States Court...
BIA May Screen New CAT Evidence for Reliability Without Resolving Disputed Facts Zahid v. Blanche United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 20, 2026 | Nos. 25-60296 and 25-60524...