Day: January 20, 2026

En banc argument observations: Roake and Nathan (10 Commandments)

January 20, 2026

Trying something new here at Take the Fifth, sitting in to observe en banc arguments and provide quick-take observations. Reading the tea-leaves of an argument to predict outcomes is rarely a fruitful exercise even with a three-judge panel, certainly not with a 17-judge en banc panel; but the judges’ questions nevertheless are fertile ground for … More En banc argument observations: Roake and Nathan (10 Commandments)

January 19, 2026, opinions

January 20, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Haynes, Oldham) (no oral argument), insurance, service of process Dismissing as frivolous appeal from dismissal of claim for insufficient service of process. per curiam (Jones, Duncan, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming 155-month sentence on conviction of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. per curiam (Smith, Haynes, … More January 19, 2026, opinions