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Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a ...
A new lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's congressional district maps, claiming they are unconstitutional due to anti-competitive ...
The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March several of the court’s conservative justices suggested they ...
SHREVEPORT, La. - The much awaited decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in the Louisiana Congressional redistricting case was not handed down today as expected. Instead, the high court has ...
Louisiana Attorney General files petition for full Fifth Circuit to rehear Ten Commandments law Melania Trump's visa questioned in congressional hearing Mariska Hargitay Reveals Story Behind Son ...
As I noted yesterday, a ten-judge Fifth Circuit majority held that the Free Speech Clause doesn't secure a right of readers to access material in a public library, and thus generally doesn't ...
The Fifth Circuit held that the Tax Court appropriately applied the substantial-nonexempt-purpose test in denying a health care organization’s assertion that it qualified as tax-exempt under Sec. 501 ...
In a 10-page opinion released Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit forcefully rejected the city's arguments to stop the state takeover of Jackson's airport.
The full Fifth Circuit has dissolved a consent decree over Louisiana’s maps for its state supreme court, reversing a trial court’s order finding the state must prove there won’t be future violations ...
On August 9, 2024, the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in United States v. Smith, No. 23-60321, broadly holding: “that the use of geofence warrants … is unconstitutional under the Fourth ...
The Fifth Circuit did away with a Labor Department final rule on calculating non-tip-related work in the service industry. A rule erased the employer tip credit if over 20% of work or over 30 ...
Today, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is an outlier. But a Trump victory in November could transform it into the standard-bearer of MAGA-era jurisprudence.