United States v. Cordova — Fifth Circuit granted en banc rehearing and vacated the panel opinion
Case United States of America v. Peter Villa Cordova Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Jennifer
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Megalomedia — Fifth Circuit affirms no coverage for My 600-lb Life participant suits
Case Megalomedia Incorporated; Megalomedia Studios, L.L.C.; Mansfield Films, L.L.C.; DBA Holdings, L.L.C. v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company Court U.S. Court
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Texas v. U.S. Department of the Interior — Fifth Circuit revived conservation groups’ bid to intervene but declined to review vacatur of prairie-chicken protections
Case State of Texas; Texas General Land Office; Texas Department of Agriculture; Railroad Commission of Texas; State of Kansas; State
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Sahs v. Loyola University New Orleans — Fifth Circuit held Louisiana’s anti-SLAPP statute inapplicable in federal court
Case Luke G. Sahs v. Loyola University New Orleans Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Priscilla
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Eriakha v. University of Mississippi — Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal but made sovereign-immunity dismissals without prejudice
Case Ehiremen Bennard Eriakha v. University of Mississippi; Yi Yang; Marie Barnard; Annette Kluck; Yinan Huang Court U.S. Court of
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Breaux v. Worrell — reversed summary judgment based on Louisiana emergency-response immunity
Case Edward F. Breaux, Jr., et al. v. Kevin Ray Worrell, et al.; Jessie J. Blanchard, et al. v. Travelers
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IFG Port — Fifth Circuit affirmed vacatur of the magistrate-judge referral
Case IFG Port Holdings, L.L.C. v. Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, doing business as Port of Lake Charles Court
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Sterling v. City of Jackson — Fifth Circuit rejects constitutional claims over contaminated municipal water
Case Priscilla Sterling, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Raine Becker, individually and on behalf of all
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United States v. Nyandoro — Fifth Circuit enforced the appeal waiver and affirmed the conviction
Case United States of America v. Kenleone Joe Nyandoro Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Stewart;
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Starbucks v. NLRB — Fifth Circuit partially enforced the Board’s Buffalo union-organizing order but rejected several violations and remedies
Case Starbucks Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Jacques L.
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Okene v. Blanche — Fifth Circuit denied cancellation-of-removal challenges and adopted substantial-evidence review for statutory eligibility determinations
Case Wilberforce Okene v. Todd Wallace Blanche, U.S. Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge
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Lucid Group USA v. Johnston — Fifth Circuit upheld Texas’s ban on direct vehicle sales by manufacturers
Case Lucid Group USA, Incorporated v. Monique Johnston, in her official capacity as Director of the Motor Vehicle Division of
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Transportation Consultants v. Certain Underwriters — Fifth Circuit upheld arbitration for foreign insurers but required reconsideration of a litigation stay for domestic insurers
Case Transportation Consultants, Incorporated, doing business as TCI Trucking v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, Severally subscribing to Certificate No.
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Sealed Juvenile — Fifth Circuit affirmed federal juvenile adjudication for possessing and transferring Glock switches
Case Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Juvenile Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge King; Smith; Ramirez Date
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Ramirez v. City of Texas City — Fifth Circuit vacates bench-trial judgment because Ramirez was wrongly denied a jury trial
Case Michael Ramirez v. City of Texas City Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Leslie H.
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Moreau v. Harris County — Fifth Circuit upheld denial of overtime to sheriff’s lieutenants and captains
Case Lynwood Moreau; Jeffrey Stauber, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated; Edward Lopez; Anthony McConnell v. Harris
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Konan v. USPS — Fifth Circuit upheld dismissal but made the FTCA claims without prejudice
Case Lebene Konan v. United States Postal Service; Raymond Rojas, also known as Ray; Jason Drake; United States of America
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Thomas v. Bruss — Fifth Circuit granted qualified immunity to officers who did not stop a 43-second police-dog bite
Case Kerry Lee Thomas v. Eric M. Bruss; Wayne Schultz Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge
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United States v. Padilla — Fifth Circuit upheld restitution for a civil-rights victim’s future therapy
Case United States of America v. Luis Enrique Padilla Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge King;
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United States v. Tampico — Fifth Circuit upheld home detention and payment of accrued interest on a criminal fine
Case United States of America v. Jonathan M. Tampico Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Clement;
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Pena v. Starr County — Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for county and jail officers in detainee-death suit
Case Martina Pena, Individually and as Next Best Friend of A.P., and Aristedes Pena, Individually and on Behalf of the
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M. v. Aledo — Fifth Circuit upheld judgment for school district after parents rejected parts of proposed disability evaluation
Case Annie M.; Courtney M.; Spencer M. v. Aledo Independent School District Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth
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Emmerich Newspapers v. Particle Media — rejected the server test, upheld framed linking on other grounds, and revived the URL claim
Case Emmerich Newspapers, Incorporated v. Particle Media, Incorporated, doing business as Newsbreak Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth
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United States v. West — Deferred the Government’s Motion to Dismiss Pending Full Briefing
Case United States of America v. Kyle Lamar West Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Leslie