April 23, 2026, opinions

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Unpublished decisions

  • Young v. Mississippi Valley State University, 25-60672, appeal from N.D. Miss.
    • per curiam (Jones, Richman, Ramirez) (no oral argument), sec. 1983
    • Dismissing as frivolous appeal from dismissal of pro se sec. 1983 claim alleging that Mississippi Valley State University violated plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment right to privacy when it requested a copy of her academic transcript from Parchment, LLC.
    • The court found that Young failed to meaningfully brief any argument that the university violated her privacy rights, and that the Supreme Court decisions she cited — NASA v. Nelson and Whalen v. Roe — did not support her claim. The court further found no abuse of discretion in the denial of leave to amend.
  • United States v. Moore, 25-60634, appeal from S.D. Miss.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Ho) (no oral argument), criminal
    • Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon
    • The Fifth Circuit granted the government’s unopposed motion for summary affirmance and affirmed the district court’s judgment. The court noted that the facial Second Amendment challenge was foreclosed by United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458 (5th Cir. 2024). The as-applied challenge was foreclosed because Moore was on probation at the time of the offense, citing United States v. Clark and United States v. Giglio. The equal protection and Commerce Clause challenges were likewise foreclosed under United States v. Goody and United States v. Alcantar.
  • United States v. Dirks, 25-11131, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Ho) (no oral argument), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.