Tag: civil commitment

October 7, 2025, opinions

October 8, 2025

Designated for publication Jones, J. (Elrod, Jones, Stewart) (oral argument), equal protection clause, First Amendment, Commerce Clause Affirming in part and reversing in part district court’s summary judgment finding city’s short-term rental regulations constitutional, and remanding for further proceedings. The Fifth Circuit reviewed New Orleans’s regulation of short-term rentals (STRs)—defined as rentals of fewer than … More October 7, 2025, opinions

October 6, 2023, opinions

October 9, 2023

Designated for publication Willett, J. (Willett, Engelhardt, Oldham), ERISA Reversing district court’s order of reclassification of former NFL player to the highest level of disability plan benefits under the League’s retirement and disability plan, holding that the former player had not timely appealed the initial classification and had failed to show a change of circumstances … More October 6, 2023, opinions

October 4, 2023, opinions

October 5, 2023

Designated for publication Clement, J. (Clement, Haynes, Oldham), criminal, civil commitment Affirming order of indefinite civil commitment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4246 because appellant was committed the Attorney General under § 4241(d) when the petition was filed. Unpublished per curiam (Clement, Haynes, Oldham), criminal Affirming Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam … More October 4, 2023, opinions