The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment granted by the bankruptcy court in favor ...

On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in In re Highland Capital Mgmt., L.P., that a plan’s gatekeeping and injunction provisions could not extend to ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court made short work ...

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 10-5 ruling, opens new tab on Tuesday held that Priscilla Villarreal cannot sue police officers and other officials for retaliating ...

United States, a four-time relist for which “I rate[d ... as the statute only qualifies “transmission” with “negligent.” But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed, holding that the ...

The US government acted reasonably when it sought dismissal of a whistleblower’s False Claims Act suit alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud by a Jackson, Miss., hospital, the Fifth Circuit affirmed ...

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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) responded today to the opening brief filed by the federal government at the Fifth Circuit ...

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to lift a judge’s order that the Trump administration “facilitate” ...