Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court agreed with counsel that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling regarding a spendthrift trust and the doctrine of merger. The appellate court addressed a jurisdictional defect in the plaintiff's initial filing before reaching the merits of the trust dispute.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal that applied secular corporate law to a religious organization's governance structure. The appellate court held that the First Amendment's church autonomy doctrine bars civil courts from reinterpreting a church's internal polity to determine diversity jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal. The court found that the appointed attorney's Anders brief correctly identified no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with transporting an illegal alien. The court held that the totality of the circumstances supported the Border Patrol agent's reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that denied a police officer's motion to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit. The court held that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity after fatally shooting a fleeing suspect who was armed with a handgun.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a sentence for enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. The court held that the district court did not commit plain error by allowing counsel to withdraw objections to the presentence report.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a conviction for assaulting federal officers. The court held that the defendant waived the challenge to his conviction by limiting his appeal to his sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a district court's universal preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill 2420. The appellate court found that the State of Texas is likely to succeed on the merits in challenging the lower court's application of strict scrutiny and the scope of the injunction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a district court's universal preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill two thousand four hundred twenty. The appellate court found the State likely to succeed on the merits by arguing the law regulates commercial speech subject to intermediate scrutiny.