“Helplessness as the Touchstone” – Fifth Circuit Clarifies Employer Duty When Quarantining COVID-Positive H-2A Workers Commentary on Rodriguez v. Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc., No. 22-10514 (5th Cir....
“Significant Record Evidence” Beyond Temporal Proximity: Fifth Circuit Clarifies Pre-Text Standard in Title VII Retaliation – A Commentary on Sotonwa v. Collins 1. Introduction In Sotonwa v. Collins,...
Talley v. Jackson State University: Fifth Circuit Re-Affirms Minimal Due-Process in Campus Discipline and Scope of Search-Incident-to-Arrest 1. Introduction The unpublished opinion in Talley v....
United States v. Hill: Reinforcing the “Independent § 3553(a) Factors” Exception to Guidelines Error on Plain-Error Review Introduction In United States v. Hill, No. 24-30669 (5th Cir. Aug. 5, 2025),...
United States v. LeBlanc: The Fifth Circuit’s Firm Embrace of Diaz and the Historical Disarmament of Property Offenders Introduction United States v. LeBlanc, No. 24-30036 (5th Cir. Aug. 5, 2025),...
Scheme-Wide Scrutiny: United States v. Stone and the Fifth Circuit’s Refined Test for “Sophisticated Means” & “Abuse-of-Trust” Enhancements 1. Introduction United States v. Stone, No. 24-10115 (5th...
Mandatory Vacatur of Expired PLRA Preliminary Injunctions: Voice of the Experienced v. Westcott Introduction The Fifth Circuit’s unpublished but precedentially significant decision in Voice of the...
“More Than One Motive” – The Fifth Circuit Confirms that Mixed-Motive Religious Objections Trigger Title VII Protection A Comprehensive Commentary on Wright v. Honeywell International, No. 24-30667...
Badon II – Fifth Circuit Re-affirms Lodestar Integrity and Rejects Per-Se Proportionality Limits on FLSA Attorney-Fee Awards Introduction Badon v. Berry’s Reliable Resources, L.L.C., No. 23-30345...
Beyond the Pleadings: Fifth Circuit Clarifies the Scope of Rule 54(c) and Rule 55(b) in Default-Judgment Awards A Detailed Commentary on Hernandez v. Poveda, No. 24-20492 (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2025) 1....
“Process Over Outcome” – Fifth Circuit Clarifies the Reasonable-Belief Defense in Pregnancy-Discrimination Terminations Introduction Richmond v. Team One Contract Services, L.L.C. (No. 24-40815, 5th...
Collateral-Review Waivers Remain Enforceable Against Post-Davis § 924(c) Challenges Commentary on United States v. Jones, 21-11185 (5th Cir. Aug. 4 2025) Introduction The United States Court of...
United States v. Nyandoro: Fifth Circuit Narrows the “Factual-Insufficiency” Exception and Re-Affirms that Constitutional Challenges Can Be Waived Introduction United States v. Nyandoro, No. 23-10579...
“Material Means Material”: The Fifth Circuit Confirms that Voter-ID Number Matching Complies with § 10101(a)(2)(B) 1. Introduction In United States v. Paxton, No. 23-50885 (5th Cir. Aug. 4 2025), the...
United States v. Robertson: The Fifth Circuit Affirms the Mandatory Nature of the Statutory Index in Guideline Selection 1. Introduction Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision...
“Relating To” Re-Examined: Fifth Circuit Broadens the Scope of Predicate Sex-Offense Enhancements under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b) 1. Introduction Case: United States v. Taylor, No. 24-20303 (5th Cir. Aug....
“From Jury-Room to Courtroom Immunity” — Fifth Circuit Clarifies that Presiding over a General Jury Assembly Is a Judicial Act Protected by Absolute Immunity 1. Introduction In Jones v. King,...
United States v. Hernandez: Narrowing Remand under Rule 36 to True Clerical Errors 1. Introduction In United States v. Hernandez, No. 24-11053 (5th Cir. Aug. 1, 2025), the United States Court of...
“Targeted Maritime Presumptions” – Case-by-Case Application of the Louisiana and Pennsylvania Rules after Gulf Island Shipyards v. LaShip (5th Cir. 2025) Introduction Hurricane Ida’s catastrophic...
“No Blank-Check EEOC Charges” – Gomez v. Cameron County and the Strict Contours of Administrative Exhaustion Introduction Gomez v. Cameron County, No. 24-40757 (5th Cir. July 30, 2025) is a...