Many court watchers are fond of observing how often the Fifth Circuit, which is notably conservative among federal appeals courts, was reversed by the Supreme Court this past term. Prominent news ...

For nearly four years, there was a never-ending drumbeat about how the Fifth Circuit was an existential threat to the rule of law. Yet, over the past two months or so, it has gotten very quiet.

The Fifth Circuit (Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) has 17 active judgeships, all of which are filled. It has 12 appointees of Republican presidents (Reagan 2, GW Bush 4, Trump 6) and only five ...