Judge Jerry Smith of the Fifth Circuit berated a federal trial judge in an extraordinary dissenting opinion in a case ...

A federal judge, in a dissenting opinion released Nov. 19, claimed Texas redistricting ruling was "judicial activism." ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted the US Labor Department’s unopposed motion to dismiss its case ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Texas’ new congressional map to decide whether racial gerrymandering was a factor in its ...

The Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Daniel "Neel" Lane Jr., who represents plaintiffs opposing Texas' ban on same-sex marriage, agree—at least on one point. Both lawyers express the view that ...

A federal judge who issued a scathing dissent in a Texas redistricting case that attacked the majority for "outrageous" ...

Until being labeled as the "radical left," Brown was widely supported by Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who ...

The preliminary injunction comes on the heels of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in July to strike down a similar Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be on display ...

This month, the Fifth Circuit made clear that Texas law does not permit tort recovery when an insured has already been made whole under their policy. In Wilhite v. Ark Royal Ins. Co., No. 24-20401, ...

Last month saw notable developments in the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits regarding challenges to laws in Florida and Texas, respectively, that ...

Smoke rises from the Arkema-owned chemical plant in Crosby, near Houston, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2017. (KTRK via AP, File) (CN) — A U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel appeared skeptical Wednesday ...