Control, Not Mere Beneficiary Status, as the Test of “Property” in Rule B Maritime Attachments, and Liberal Leave to Amend: Commentary on CH Offshore v. Mexiship Ocean (5th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction...
LIA Network v. City of Kerrville: Evidence‑Based Intermediate Scrutiny and Narrow As‑Applied Relief in Pre‑Enforcement First Amendment Challenges I. Introduction In LIA Network v. City of Kerrville,...
Ford, “Relate To,” and Unauthorized Distribution Channels: The Fifth Circuit’s Personal-Jurisdiction Retrenchment in Ethridge v. Samsung SDI I. Introduction In Ethridge v. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., No....
Perez v. City of San Antonio: Limiting Texas’s Religious Services Clause and Applying Strict Scrutiny to Public Land Management I. Introduction In Perez v. City of San Antonio, No. 23-50746 (5th Cir....
Town of Vinton v. Indian Harbor: Separate-Contract Endorsements, the New York Convention, and Louisiana’s Ban on Insurance Arbitration I. Introduction In Town of Vinton v. Indian Harbor Insurance Co....
United States v. Kirchner: Clarifying Wire-Fraud “Furtherance,” Judicial Questioning, and Abuse‑of‑Trust Enhancements in Integrated Fraud–Money‑Laundering Schemes I. Introduction In United States v....
Evans v. Garza: No Younger Abstention and a High Bar for Pre‑Enforcement First Amendment Challenges to Texas’s Bathroom‑Privacy Imaging Statute I. Introduction In Evans v. Garza, No. 23‑50541 (5th...
Vasquez v. Guerrero and the Objective “Reasonable Attorney” Standard for AEDPA Due Diligence in Successive Habeas Petitions I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished, per curiam decision in...
Intervention Orders as Non‑Appealable Steps Toward Final Judgment: The Fifth Circuit’s Clarification in Johnson v. Stone County Hospital I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s decision in Johnson v....
Realistic Probability, Categorical Child Abuse, and Stop-Time Ineligibility: Commentary on Silva de Santiago v. Bondi (5th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction In Silva de Santiago v. Bondi, No. 25‑60064 (5th...
Berrocal v. Samsung: Legal-Certainty Limits on Magnuson–Moss Amount-in-Controversy in Low-Value Consumer Warranty Suits I. Introduction In Berrocal v. Samsung, No. 25‑50259 (5th Cir. Dec. 4, 2025)...
Plain-Error Limits on Challenging Misstated Criminal History and Bare Arrest Records in Sentencing: Commentary on United States v. Rodriguez‑Jimenez I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished...
Diversity Allegations, Void Judgments, and Timely Appeals: A Commentary on Williamson v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished decision in Williamson v....
Limited Remands to Clarify Diversity Jurisdiction: The Fifth Circuit’s Approach in OXEA Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished per curiam decision in...
Finality of Confirmed Chapter 11 Plans and Bankruptcy “Related-To” Jurisdiction: Commentary on Choudhri v. National Bank of Kuwait (5th Cir. Dec. 4, 2025) I. Introduction This Fifth Circuit decision...
Trotter v. Loden: No Constitutional Right to Vacatur Before a Miller-Compliant Juvenile LWOP Hearing I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished per curiam decision in Trotter v. Loden, No....
Perrotta v. Bank of America: Loan-Modification Paperwork and Oral Foreclosure Postponements Under the Texas Statute of Frauds I. Introduction In Perrotta v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 24-50948 (5th...
United States v. Rubalcava: Special‑Needs Trusts and Home Equity as “Financial Resources” for AVAA Assessments I. Introduction In United States v. Rubalcava, No. 24‑40463 (5th Cir. Dec. 3, 2025), the...
United States v. McCree: Violent-Felon Disarmament and Expansion of §2K2.1(b)(6)(B) in the Fifth Circuit I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s decision in United States v. McCree deepens two major...
Tailored Rule 37 Sanctions and Deference to Jury Verdicts: A Commentary on Smith v. State Farm Lloyds I. Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished per curiam opinion in Smith v. State Farm Lloyds,...