Tag: en banc

All the January Fifth Circuit En Banc Observations

January 23, 2026

Even with one of the en banc arguments canceled and the appeal dismissed for mootness, this was still an en banc sitting for the Fifth Circuit record books. Seven cases heard in six en banc arguments (the two 10 Commandments cases having been consolidated for oral argument only), and on a holiday-shortened week, at that. … More All the January Fifth Circuit En Banc Observations

En banc argument observations: Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church (gun signage)

January 23, 2026

End of the en banc week at the U.S. Fifth Circuit, one for the record books, and it started early, moving the argument up from 9:00 to 8:30 to give judges and staffs time to get back home, some of them to places that will be snow- and ice-bound starting tonight. Plus, the day’s arguments … More En banc argument observations: Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church (gun signage)

En banc observations: U.S. v. Texas and W.M.M. v. Trump (immigration day)

January 22, 2026

While observing en banc oral arguments today at the Fifth Circuit, it was hard not to have the driving riff of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” on repeat in my head, because today was definitely immigration day. It also was a day of driving riffs, because three out of the four advocates today were the best … More En banc observations: U.S. v. Texas and W.M.M. v. Trump (immigration day)