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  • Aug. 17, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Reverses Injunction Against Nine S.B. 1 Provisions Challenged Under Federal Disability Laws

    La Union del Pueblo Entero, et al. v. Abbott, et al. (consolidated)

  • Jul. 20, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Affirms Denial of Intervention in United States’ Suit Over Texas In-State Tuition Provisions

    United States of America v. State of Texas; Students for Affordable Tuition, et al.

  • Jun. 29, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Stays Preliminary Injunctions Against Texas App Store Accountability Act Pending Appeal

    Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, et al. v. Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as the Texas Attorney General, consolidated with Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas

  • May. 11, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    En Banc Fifth Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction Against Texas Senate Bill 4, Holding Plaintiffs Lack Standing

    United States of America v. State of Texas, et al. (consolidated with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, et al. v. Freeman F. Martin)

  • Feb. 23, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Holds Noncitizens Present Without Admission Are Subject to Mandatory Detention Without Bond During Removal Proceedings

    Victor Buenrostro-Mendez v. Pamela Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, et al., consolidated with Jose Padron Covarrubias v. Miguel Vergara, ICE Field Office Director, San Antonio ICE Detention and Removal, et al.

  • Nov. 17, 2025 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Vacates Injunction Against Texas Sexually Oriented Performance Law on Standing Grounds, Remands First Amendment Question

    The Woodlands Pride, Incorporated, et al. v. Warren Kenneth Paxton, et al.

  • Oct. 20, 2025 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit, on Rehearing, Holds Belief-Based Title VII Claims Are Distinct From Practice-Based Claims

    Charlene Carter v. Local 556, Transport Workers Union of America; Southwest Airlines Company

  • Sep. 1, 2025 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Reverses in Part Denial of Preliminary Injunction Over Canceled West Texas A&M Drag Show

    Spectrum WT, et al. v. Walter Wendler, et al.

  • Jul. 14, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

    Supreme Court of the United States Holds Texas Age-Verification Law for Sexually Explicit Websites Is Subject to, and Survives, Intermediate Scrutiny

    Free Speech Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

  • May. 19, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

    Supreme Court Enjoins Alien Enemies Act Removals of Detainees in Northern District of Texas and Vacates Fifth Circuit’s Dismissal of Their Appeal

    A. A. R. P., et al. v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.

  • Apr. 28, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

    Supreme Court Vacates Fifth Circuit Judgment on FDA Denials of Flavored E-Cigarette Applications

    Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L. L. C., dba Triton Distribution, et al.

  • Mar. 31, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

    Supreme Court Holds ATF Rule on Weapon Parts Kits and Unfinished Frames Is Not Facially Inconsistent With the Gun Control Act

    Bondi, Attorney General, et al. v. VanDerStok et al.

  • Mar. 10, 2025 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Vacates Capital Murder Conviction of Brittany Holberg, Holding State Court Unreasonably Applied Brady to Undisclosed Informant Evidence

    Brittany Marlowe Holberg v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

  • Feb. 10, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

    Supreme Court of the United States Stays Eastern District of Texas Order in Texas Top Cop Shop Case Pending Fifth Circuit Appeal

    James R. McHenry, III, Acting Attorney General, et al. v. Texas Top Cop Shop, Incorporated, et al.

  • Jan. 20, 2025 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Holds DACA Final Rule Violates the Immigration and Nationality Act but Limits Relief to Texas and Leaves Forbearance Provisions Intact

    State of Texas, et al. v. United States of America, et al.

  • Dec. 23, 2024 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Holds Texas Is Entitled to Preliminary Injunction Against Border Patrol Cutting of Concertina Wire Near Eagle Pass

    State of Texas v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al.

  • Nov. 4, 2024 · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    Fifth Circuit Reverses Contempt Fines in Texas Foster Care Case and Orders Reassignment to Another District Judge

    M. D., et al. v. Abbott, et al.

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