Opinions and Developments from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
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We provide detailed summaries of all U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals opinions that are designated for publication; disposition and panel details for all unpublished decisions; a monthly tabulation of opinion statistics from the Fifth Circuit; and occasional additional analysis of opinions and Court dynamics.
On Monday, March 16, inactive senior-status U.S. Fifth Circuit Judge E. Grady Jolly passed away. Judge Jolly had been one of the longest-serving judges on the Fifth Circuit; he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and confirmed by the Senate to the Court in July 1982. While he took senior status 35 years later, in…