The Fifth Circuit will hear seven cases at its en banc session this week—the most the full federal appeals court has taken up ...
The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in lawsuits brought against Louisiana and Texas after their ...
Attorney Jonathan Youngwood, in challenging the laws, argued to the Fifth Circuit that the Louisiana and Texas statutes mean students face “unavoidable, constant, government-mandated religious ...
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order in October clarifying that judges are permitted to refrain from performing same-sex ...
The Fifth Circuit found a Texas federal court improperly dismissed Allstate’s RICO-based claims against a medical center. The insurer filed unjust enrichment, fraud and conspiracy claims after it ...
On October 20, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant decision clarifying that an insurer’s duty to defend under Texas law extends to a contractually ...
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