Fifth Circuit
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Fifth Circuit Nixes Drug Bust Evidence Suppression, Calls Warrant 'Not Wholly Conclusory'
A Fifth Circuit panel on Friday reversed a Mississippi federal judge's suppression of drug evidence and statements, finding officers acted in good faith when relying on a search...
Fifth Circuit Revives Porch.com's 'Administrative Services' Contract Claim Against Gallagher Re
A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday partially revived Porch.com's contract lawsuit against reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, ruling that the district court wrongly dismissed claim...
Fifth Circuit Nixes Victims' 'Mandamus' Challenge To Boeing NPA
The Fifth Circuit on Monday rejected families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims' request to set aside a $1.1 billion non-prosecution agreement with the planemaker, finding the Dep...
Fifth Circuit Slams Louisiana Prison 'Atavistic' Medical Ruling, Axes District Court Order
The Fifth Circuit ruled en banc Wednesday that a Louisiana federal judge's sweeping medical care injunction against the state penitentiary at Angola violated the Prison Litigati...
Fifth Circuit Beats Jail Birth Death Claim, Finds Doctor Lacked 'Subjective Knowledge'
A Fifth Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed summary judgment for a Texas jail medical director in a lawsuit over an inmate who gave birth alone in her cell, ruling the doctor lac...
Fifth Circuit Axes Fishing Council Members' 'Veto Powers' In Constitutional Challenge
The Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday that certain powers of Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council members violate the Appointments Clause but severed those provisions while upho...
Fifth Circuit Nixes Black Defendant's Batson Challenge Despite 'Erroneous' Judicial Questioning
A Fifth Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed a Louisiana man's drug conspiracy conviction despite finding the trial judge improperly questioned a struck Black juror sua sponte, ru...
Fifth Circuit Nixes En Banc Review of Acquitted Conduct Sentencing 'Troubled' by Practice
A Fifth Circuit panel on Thursday denied rehearing a case challenging the use of acquitted conduct in sentencing, despite calling the practice "deeply troubling" and raising "se...
Circuit Court Nixes City's 'Control The Tap' Water Monopoly Defense
A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday reversed a Texas federal judge's ruling that granted state-action immunity to the city of Mansfield in an antitrust dispute with developers, f...
Fifth Circuit Nixes Barton's 'Frivolous' Receivership Sales Challenge
A Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday upheld a district court's approval of a $6 million property sale from an SEC receivership, warning defendant Timothy Barton that further appeals fr...
Fifth Circuit Nixes Torture Protection For 'Gang Member' Despite 'Harsh Prison Conditions'
A Fifth Circuit appeals court panel Tuesday denied relief to a former Salvadoran gang member seeking protection from removal, ruling that harsh prison conditions in El Salvador...