Designated for publication Elrod, C.J. (Elrod, Smith, Wilson) (oral argument withdrawn), artificial intelligence, sanctions After unpublished per curiam opinion entered January 6, 2026, vacating sanctions order against plaintiff on Fair Credit Reporting Act claim, the Court of Appeals issued an order for the plaintiff’s counsel to show cause why the Court of Appeals should not … More February 18-19, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Richman, Southwick, Willett) (no oral argument), Federal Tort Claims Act, service of process Affirming dismissal of FTCA claim for lack of sufficient service of process. per curiam (Stewart, Graves, Oldham) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming conviction and sentence for illegal reentry. per curiam (Smith, Haynes, Oldham) (no oral argument), § … More February 16, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Willett, J. (Stewart, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), preemption, standing, injunction Denying motion for injunction pending appeal of dismissal of nicotine retailers and industry actors’ challenge to Mississippi statute prohibiting sale of electronic nicotine devices that lacked FDA approval. The Fifth Circuit denied the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction pending appeal of … More February 11, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Smith, J. (Elrod, Smith, Wilson) (oral argument), civil rights, injunction, appellate jurisdiction Dismissing for lack of appellate jurisdiction appeal from denial of motion to dismiss or strike plaintiffs’ motion to modify a desegregation injunction for the Parish School Board. The case arises from a long-running school desegregation injunction imposed on the School … More February 10, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Richman, Dennis, Ho, on panel; but Ho, J., writing separately with respect to the issuance of the mandate) (panel originally orally argued); municipal liability, qualified immunity, en banc, mandate Order vacating order withholding issuance of mandate from October 7, 2025, opinion (“per curiam” Dennis, Richman, Ho; Ho, J., concurring; Dennis, … More February 6, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Duncan, J. (Haynes, Duncan, Ramirez) (oral argument), sec. 1983 Affirming dismissal of claims of family of man who died during self-defense exercise in police cadet training. The court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of all § 1983 claims brought by Brittney Kennedy on behalf of her late husband, Marquis Kennedy, who suffered … More February 4-5, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Elrod, Jones, Smith, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, Ramirez) (oral argument), Haynes, J., concurring (joined by Southwick and Douglas); administrative law, en banc In the first of the en banc opinions released from the January 2026 en banc sitting, exactly as we … More February 3, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Douglas, J. (Dennis, Oldham, Douglas) (oral argument), Oldham, J., dissenting; maritime law Affirming issuance of maritime lien against vessel to secure payment for marine fuel oil bunkers. The dispute centers on an unpaid delivery of marine fuel (“bunkers”) to the Liberian-flagged cargo vessel ARGOS M. Three Fifty Markets, a UK-based commodity trading … More February 2, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal, search and seizure Affirming conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, upholding denial of motion to suppress. per curiam (Richman, Engelhardt, Wilson) (oral argument withdrawn), Title VI, sec. 1983 Affirming dismissal of claims by student dismissed from medical school for unsatisfactory academic performance. … More January 30, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Higginbotham, Ho, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, jury instructions, sentencing, sufficiency of evidence Affirming 84-month sentence and conviction of one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and six counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. per curiam (Wiener, Engelhardt, Oldham) (no oral argument), Oldham, J., dissenting; criminal, compassionate … More January 28, 2026, opinions
