Yesterday, we took a deep dive into the make-up of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to see what the next President may have the opportunity to do (and also what the make-up of the next Senate will be able to affect). Today, we look at the twelve U.S. Courts of Appeals with territorial … More Take the Fifth: 2024 election implications across all U.S. Courts of Appeals

While the public rightly focuses on the implications of Presidential elections when it comes to the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court, the decisions of the Courts of Appeals arguably touch more lives more directly every day, due to the nature of their decisions coming from appeals-of-right and not just hand-selected certiorari review. So, with … More Take the Fifth: 2024 election consequences for the U.S. Fifth Circuit

Last week, we took a deep dive into the make-up of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to see what the next President may have the opportunity to do (and also what the make-up of the next Senate will be able to affect). This week, with one week left to election day, we look … More Take the Fifth: Election implications across all U.S. Courts of Appeals

As the world anticipates the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote to send the nomination of Judge Amy Barrett to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote to the U.S. Supreme Court, it’s worth stopping and taking account of where our local Court of Appeals stands. The public is rightly focused on the implications of Presidential … More Take the Fifth: Election consequences for our Court of Appeals?