Take the Fifth

Pardon the ambiguity in the headline, there–the CLE seminar was what was “interesting,” not necessarily my thoughts about the seminar, but this CLE seminar was quite thought-provoking. Today was the LSBA’s annual Advanced Appellate Practice Seminar; as always, seminar chairs Thomas Flanagan and Rick Stanley did an excellent job putting together dynamic panels. And, as … More Interesting CLE seminar thoughts

We report after each month on interesting statistics from the data we generate from the daily opinion summaries from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and at the end of each court year (Oct.-Sept.) we will aggregate that–all of which provides useful insights into the inner workings of the Court, the relative … More November 2025 opinion statistics