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Why a Trump-Appointed Judge Is Torching His Own Court’s Qualified Immunity Logic—and the Government Abuse It Enables

Judge James C. Ho recently described a troubling phenomenon on the 5th Circuit and the government abuse it enables.

Reason

On Remand, the 5th Circuit Again Blocks a Lawsuit by a Texas Reporter Arrested for Newsgathering

Even if Laredo cops punished Priscilla Villarreal for constitutionally protected speech, the appeals court says, they would be protected by qualified immunity.

Reason

Judge James C. Ho: "Fighters, Climbers, and the War for the Judiciary"

Remarks delivered at the Texas A&M Journal of Law & Civil Governance Banquet

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Making Sense of the 7-1-1-8 Split in Environment Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobile

Does a judge have an obligation to render a judgment to ensure that the court renders a judgment?

Reason

A Texas Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The State Says That's No Big Deal.

Opposing Priscilla Villarreal's petition for Supreme Court review, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton portrays basic journalism as "incitement."

Reason

United States v. Abbott and State War Powers

A guest post from Professor Rob Natelson.

Reason

Courts have a scriptural citation issue

Some Fifth Circuit judges have trouble keeping separate church and state

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A Texas Reporter Busted for Asking Questions Asks SCOTUS To Reject the Criminalization of Journalism

Priscilla Villarreal is appealing a 5th Circuit decision that dismissed her First Amendment lawsuit against Laredo police and prosecutors.

Reason

Only 'Dangerous Individuals' Lose Their Gun Rights Because of Protective Orders, the Government Says

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar falsely claims a federal gun ban "requires individualized findings of dangerousness."

Reason

Court won't revive lawsuit that says Mississippi officials fueled lawyer's death during Senate race

A federal appeals court will not revive a lawsuit by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life

The Independent UK

Decision sets up likely Supreme Court showdown on abortion pill - Roll Call

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling left in place the FDA’s initial approval of the drug, but struck changes made to ease access to it.

Roll Call

A Louisiana Man Was Jailed for Criticizing Police. A Federal Court Wasn't Having It.

The decision supports the notion that victims are entitled to recourse when the state retaliates against people for their words. But that recourse is still not guaranteed.

Reason

Appeals court weighs FDA approval of abortion drug - Roll Call

The oral arguments in the abortion drug case are the latest in what has become the next front in the battle over abortion.

Roll Call

Judge James C. Ho's Remarks on Justice Thomas and Judge Kacsmaryk

"We should apply the highest ethical standards, not hypocritical double standards."

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The Ruling Upholding the Gun Rights of People Subject to Restraining Orders Is Not As Crazy As You Might Think

The 5th Circuit noted that such orders can be issued without any credible evidence of a threat to others.

Reason

She Was Jailed for Basic Journalism. A Federal Court Isn't Sure if That's Unconstitutional.

Priscilla Villarreal's case will be heard again tomorrow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She has attracted some unlikely supporters.

The Texas Tribune

Appeals court to decide if First Amendment should have protected Laredo’s “big crazy lady” from arrest

Priscilla Villarreal was arrested over her Facebook postings. In a rare proceeding, the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will weigh whether she can sue, a case that could have major ramifications for citizen journalists like her -- and professional ones.

Reason

This Court Case Could Make It a Crime To Be a Journalist in Texas

Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.

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Judge boycotts Yale over cancel culture

“I don't want to cancel Yale. I want Yale to stop cancelling people like me," said Judge James Ho

Reason

He Was Sentenced to Death After Law Enforcement Fabricated Evidence. A Federal Court Says He Can Sue.

A conservative judge expressed skepticism at the panel's conclusion before issuing a strong rebuke of prosecutorial immunity.

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