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The Latest Breaking News from the 5th Circuit

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.

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SCOTUS Misses a Chance To Protect Peaceful Protesters

Under a legal theory endorsed by the 5th Circuit, Martin Luther King Jr. could have been liable for other people’s violence.

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Supreme Court Revives Regulations In Latest High-Stakes Ruling

Explore the dynamic legal relationship between the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, with far-reaching implications and ideological cl...

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Federal Appeals Court Says Texas Inmate's Decade-Long Lawsuit Over Sleep Deprivation Can Keep Going

Michael Garrett and other Texas inmates get less than four hours of sleep a night. He argues it's cruel and unusual punishment.

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Texas tells court that state immigration law maybe went 'too far' - Roll Call

A Texas state attorney told a federal appeals court that the state may have gone “too far” in passing a state immigration law.

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Appeals court extends hold on Texas deportation law - Roll Call

A federal appeals court late Tuesday night kept on hold a Texas law that would allow state officials to effectively deport immigrants.

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Supreme Court sounds unlikely to limit medication abortion access - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of a lower court ruling that would restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas case on politically motivated arrests

Former Castle Hills Council Member Sylvia Gonzalez sued the city after police arrested her for tampering with government records, which she said was in retaliation for her criticism of the city manager.

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5Th Circuit Court: Conservative Stronghold For Legal Battles

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is a key battleground for conservative legal strategies on contentious issues like gun rights, abortio...

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Appeals court puts Texas state immigration law back on hold - Roll Call

A federal appeals court reinstated a pause on a Texas law that would allow state officials to effectively deport immigrants late Tuesday.

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Who is responsible for the 5th Circuit's alleged "troubling habit of leaving 'administrative' stays in place for weeks if not months"?

The worst offender is not Jim Ho, but Carl Stewart.

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Supreme Court lets Texas enforce state law allowing deportation - Roll Call

The Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce a state law Tuesday that allows officials to effectively deport undocumented immigrants.

Roll Call

SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech

Several justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts.

Reason

Pornhub Halts Texas Operations in Response to State's Age-Verification Legislation

A 5th Circuit's temporary stay mandates age verification and health warnings on porn sites

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Pornhub suspends site in Texas due to state’s age-verification law

Legal experts say a 5th Circuit decision to uphold part of a Texas law regulating adult entertainment websites conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding minors’ access to obscene material online.

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Supreme Court to weigh government role in online misinformation - Roll Call

The case could determine how far the federal government can go to in communicating with social media sites.

The Texas Tribune

5th Circuit upholds Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent for contraception

A three-judge panel in New Orleans ruled that a Texas law requiring minors to obtain parental consent to obtain birth control does not conflict with the goals of the federally-funded Title X program, which has given teens birth control confidentially.

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FIRE Highlights the Blatant Hypocrisy of State Officials Who Decry Government Meddling With Social Media

Even as they attack the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation," Missouri and Louisiana defend legal restrictions on content moderation.

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The Booksellers’ Revolt

The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

International Business Times

Supreme Court Scrutinizes ATF's Authority In Bump Stock Ban Case

Federal appeals courts differ on the legality of the bump stock ban, with the 5th Circuit overturning the ban in January 2023.

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Texas Sues Pornhub for Failing to Check IDs

A federal judge in an ongoing case called the porn age-check scheme unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn't seem to care.

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This Prosecutor Secretly Worked for the Judges Overseeing His Cases. Will His Victims Be Able To Sue?

Ralph Petty likely violated the Constitution. In a rare move, a federal court signaled this week that lawsuits against him may not be dead on arrival.

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He Was Arrested for Making a Joke on Facebook. A Jury Just Awarded Him $205,000 in Damages.

The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.

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The 5th Circuit Says Criminalizing Journalism Is Not Obviously Unconstitutional

The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.

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She Was Arrested for Her Journalism. A Federal Court Says She Can't Sue.

Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.

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