March 27, 2026, opinions

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Wiener, Haynes, Higginson) (oral argument), Appointments Clause, administrative law Affirming summary judgment for plaintiffs challenging Gulf of Mexico fishery management plan. Commercial Greater Amberjack fishers challenged Amendment 54 to the Gulf of Mexico fishery management plan, which slashed commercial catch limits by roughly 80%. They argued that members of the … More March 27, 2026, opinions

Take the Fifth has spawned a new Substack: “Not Taking the Fifth”

Many thanks to all of you who have found value in these posts on daily Fifth Circuit opinion releases and the monthly and annual compilations of statistics that I mine from those releases. And curses to those of you who have said, “You should have a Substack,” because now there is one. It isn’t “Take … More Take the Fifth has spawned a new Substack: “Not Taking the Fifth”