Tag: criminal

January 28, 2026, opinions

January 29, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Higginbotham, Ho, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, jury instructions, sentencing, sufficiency of evidence Affirming 84-month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

January 27, 2026, opinions

January 28, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Southwick, Higginson, Wilson) (oral argument), insurance, jurisdiction Remanding appeal from denial of motion to compel arbitration to district court to consider motions pending in case in light of holding that court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction due to inapplicability of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards to … More January 27, 2026, opinions

January 23-26, 2026, opinions

January 27, 2026

Unpublished Decisions per curiam (Wiener, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Wiener, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence on conviction of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. per curiam (Elrod, Smith, Wilson) (oral argument), § 1983 Affirming summary judgment on survivorship claims arising … More January 23-26, 2026, opinions

January 21, 2026, opinions

January 23, 2026

Designated for publication Ramirez, J. (Smith, Stewart, Ramirez) (oral argument), trade secrets Affirming judgment as a matter of law vacating jury’s $75 million damages award on trade secrets misappropriation claim, and summary judgment dismissal of alternative misappropriation of confidential information claims. Trinseo Europe GmbH sued KBR, Stephen Harper, and related consulting entities, alleging misappropriation of … More January 21, 2026, opinions

January 20, 2026, opinions

January 21, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Stewart, Graves, Oldham) (no oral argument), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Higginbotham, Engelhardt, Ramirez) (no oral argument), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Stewart, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), mandamus, voting rights Denying petition for mandamus to compel district court … More January 20, 2026, opinions

January 19, 2026, opinions

January 20, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Haynes, Oldham) (no oral argument), insurance, service of process Dismissing as frivolous appeal from dismissal of claim for insufficient service of process. per curiam (Jones, Duncan, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming 155-month sentence on conviction of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. per curiam (Smith, Haynes, … More January 19, 2026, opinions

January 14-15, 2026, opinions

January 16, 2026

Designated for publication en banc (orally argued to merits panel), Quorum Clause, en banc Ordering en banc rehearing of August 15, 2025, panel opinion (Graves, Higginson, Wilson [dissenting]) reversing district court’s judgment that the Quorum Clause of the Constitution requires physical presence by members of Congress to conduct votes, and vacating permanent injunction of portions … More January 14-15, 2026, opinions

January 13, 2026, opinions

January 14, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Richman, Ho; Dennis on panel but not participating in this order) (oral argument at the merits stage), Ho, J., dissenting from denial of panel rehearing; municipal liability, qualified immunity, First Amendment Denying petition for panel rehearing of October 7, 2025, opinion that had affirmed qualified immunity dismissal of police officers … More January 13, 2026, opinions

January 12, 2026, opinions

January 14, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc) (oral argument at panel stage) (voting for en banc rehearing: Jones, Smith, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Wilson, JJ.; voting against en banc rehearing: Elrod, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Douglas, Ramirez, JJ.), Ho, J., dissenting from denial of en banc rehearing (joined by Jones, Smith, Engelhardt, JJ.); … More January 12, 2026, opinions

January 9, 2026, opinions

January 12, 2026

Designated for publication Clement, J. (Clement, Graves, Ho) (oral argument withdrawn), Ho, J., concurring; criminal, sentencing Vacating sentence on conviction of failing to register as a sex offender, and remanding for resentencing. The Fifth Circuit held that the district court erred in sentencing Sergio Yovani Quintanilla-Matamoros based on an incorrect sex-offender tier under the Sex … More January 9, 2026, opinions