Tag: First Amendment

April 21, 2026, opinions

April 22, 2026

Designated for publication Duncan, J. (joined by Elrod, Jones, Smith, Willett, Ho, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson; except Willett, Ho, Oldham do not join as to standing/justiciability); Ho, J., concurring; Oldham, J., concurring (joined by Willett); Ramirez, J., dissenting (joined by Stewart, Richman, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Douglas); Southwick, J., dissenting (joined by Richman, Graves, Higginson, Douglas, Ramirez); … More April 21, 2026, opinions

April 14, 2026, opinions

April 15, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Davis, Jones, Ho) (no oral argument), criminal, guilty plea Affirming conviction for illegal entry. Victor Alfredo Tovar-Martinez appealed his conviction for illegal reentry, contending his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because the district court failed to inform him during the Rule 11 colloquy that the statute applies only to … More April 14, 2026, opinions

April 7, 2026, opinions

April 8, 2026

Designated for publication Ho, J. (Haynes, Higginson, Ho) (no oral argument), Higginson, J., dissenting; mandamus, venue, antitrust Granting mandamus to compel the district court to transfer venue to the Northern District of California. Branch Metrics, Inc. sued Google, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas, alleging Sherman Act violations based on documents uncovered during the … More April 7, 2026, opinions

March 23, 2026, opinions

March 24, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Wiener, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), Willett, J., concurring (joined by Wilson, J.); criminal, Second Amendment, Commerce Clause Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon Jaterron Williamson was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He had three prior … More March 23, 2026, opinions

March 19, 2026, opinions

March 20, 2026

Designated for publication Jones, J. (King, Jones, Oldham) (oral argument), King, J., dissenting; personal torts, First Amendment Reversing summary judgment dismissal of negligence claims against protest organizer by police officer who was injured while responding to the protest, and remanding for trial of claims. Officer John Ford was struck in the head with a piece … More March 19, 2026, opinions

March 9, 2026, opinions

March 12, 2026

Designated for publication Engelhardt, J. (Higginson, Willett, Engelhardt) (oral argument), Willett, J., concurring in part; class action, employment, Americans with Disabilities Act Affirming district court’s rejection of two proposed classes and certification of one modified subclass of United Airlines employees who sought religious accommodations from COVID-19 vaccine mandate and who were accommodated with unpaid leave. … More March 9, 2026, opinions

March 2, 2026, opinions

March 3, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Clement, Douglas, Ramirez) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming 71-month sentence for conviction of conspiracy to transport aliens and transporting aliens, by applying sentencing enhancement for transporting an unaccompanied minor. Luis Francisco Corona-Montano was convicted for conspiracy to transport aliens and transporting aliens after he picked up a group of … More March 2, 2026, opinions

February 27, 2026, opinions

March 1, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (voting for en banc rehearing: Jones, Smith, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham; voting against en banc rehearing: Elrod, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Wilson, Douglas, Ramirez), Jones, J., dissenting from denial of en banc rehearing (joined by Smith, Ho, Duncan, Oldham), Higginson, J., concurring in denial of en banc … More February 27, 2026, opinions

February 24, 2026, opinions

February 25, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Smith, Richman, Graves) (oral argument), free exercise, mootness On receiving an answer of “no” from the Texas Supreme Court on the certified question of whether Texas’s Code of Judicial Conduct prohibited judges from publicly refusing to perform same-sex weddings while continuing to perform opposite-sex weddings, holding that the suit was … More February 24, 2026, opinions

February 20, 2026, opinions

February 21, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc; Elrod, Stewart, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Douglas, Ramirez, voting against en banc rehearing; Jones, Smith, Richman, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, voting for en banc rehearing) (oral argument at panel stage), Ho, J., dissenting from denial of en banc rehearing (joined by Jones, Smith); en banc, qualified … More February 20, 2026, opinions