nationwide injunctions on Texas Appeals Journalhttps://texasappeals.org/topics/nationwide-injunctions/Clinical descriptions of the Texas appellate decisions drawing the most press coverage.Hugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0600Supreme Court of the United States Stays Eastern District of Texas Order in Texas Top Cop Shop Case Pending Fifth Circuit Appealhttps://texasappeals.org/2025/02/mchenry-v-texas-top-cop-shop-cta-stay/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2025/02/mchenry-v-texas-top-cop-shop-cta-stay/In an unsigned order without stated reasons, the Court granted the federal government’s application to stay a December 5, 2024 order of the Eastern District of Texas pending appeal and any petition for certiorari. Justice Gorsuch concurred and Justice Jackson dissented; news coverage identified the stayed order as a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.Fifth Circuit Holds DACA Final Rule Violates the Immigration and Nationality Act but Limits Relief to Texas and Leaves Forbearance Provisions Intacthttps://texasappeals.org/2025/01/texas-v-united-states-daca-rule/Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0600https://texasappeals.org/2025/01/texas-v-united-states-daca-rule/The court held that Texas has standing under its earlier decision, that the 2022 DACA rule is materially identical to the 2012 memorandum and substantively violates the INA, and that the district court erred by not severing the rule’s forbearance provisions; it narrowed the injunction to Texas. The stay protecting existing recipients remains in place.