Tag: habeas corpus

September 10, 2026, opinions

September 11, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Willett, Duncan, Engelhardt) (no oral argument), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Wiener, Graves, Haynes) (oral argument withdrawn); Haynes, J., dissenting in part; criminal, sentencing Vacating sentence and remanding for resentencing. Hendrickson was convicted of felon-in-possession of a firearm after he was shot five times by … More September 10, 2026, opinions

September 1, 2026, opinions

September 2, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (King, Smith, Ramirez) (oral argument), criminal, restitution Affirming restitution award on misdemeanor depravation of rights conviction. Luis Enrique Padilla, the former chief of the Sunset Police Department in Sunset, Louisiana, used excessive force against a handcuffed individual, R.A., during a hit-and-run investigation in December 2023. Padilla “warned ‘let me show … More September 1, 2026, opinions

August 28, 2026, opinions

August 31, 2026

Published decisions Douglas, J. (Stewart, Engelhardt, Douglas) (oral argument), qualified immunity Affirming grant of qualified immunity summary judgment for claims arising from detainee’s death. Alberto Pena was arrested for criminal mischief in Starr County, Texas, while heavily intoxicated. During transport, he struck his head on the interior of a patrol car multiple times and may … More August 28, 2026, opinions

August 24, 2026, opinions

August 25, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Elrod, Richman, Willett), Willett, J., dissenting (no oral argument); qualified immunity, municipal liability Affirming the district court’s dismissal of all claims—both the individual-capacity claims on qualified immunity grounds and the Monell claim for failure to plausibly allege an official policy or custom. On August 29, 2020, Tara Fogleman-Laxey staged a … More August 24, 2026, opinions

August 17-18, 2026, opinions

August 19, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Richman, Higginson, Douglas) (oral argument), criminal, sufficiency of evidence, witness testimony, evidence, sentencing, Second Amendment, Commerce Clause Affirming conviction and sentence on drug and firearms charges. Travis Enclade and Terence Wilson, relatives suspected of narcotics trafficking in New Orleans, were the subjects of a two-month DEA surveillance operation using pole … More August 17-18, 2026, opinions

August 14, 2026, opinions

August 19, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Elrod, Clement, Oldham) (oral argument withdrawn), immigration Denying Salvadoran citizen’s petition for review of BIA’s denial of his request for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. Jose Mauricio Lopez-Barrera, a Salvadoran national, petitioned for review of the BIA’s denial of his request for deferral of removal under the … More August 14, 2026, opinions

July 30, 2026, opinions

July 31, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc; voting against en banc rehearing: Elrod, Jones, Smith, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Ho, Duncan, Oldham, Wilson; voting for en banc rehearing: Stewart, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Douglas, Ramirez; Englehardt, J., not participating), Ho, J., concurring in denial, Willett, J., dissenting from denial (joined by Stewart, Graves, Higginson, Douglas, Ramirez) (oral … More July 30, 2026, opinions

July 28-29, 2026, opinions

July 30, 2026

Designated for publication Davis, J. (Davis, Smith, Higginson) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing On remand from U.S. Supreme Court, dismissing appeal of 51-month sentence on basis of appeal-waiver in plea agreement. Munson Hunter pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting wire fraud arising from a scheme that caused approximately half a million dollars … More July 28-29, 2026, opinions

July 22-23, 2026, opinions

July 24, 2026

Designated for publication Ramirez, J. (Jones, Stewart, Ramirez), Jones, J., dissenting in part (oral argument); criminal, sentencing Affirming in part and reversing in part sentence on conspiracy charges, and remanding for resentencing. Trayvon Murphy was a member of a New Orleans street gang led by co-defendant Julius Alexander. Murphy pleaded guilty—without a plea agreement—to conspiracy … More July 22-23, 2026, opinions

July 21, 2026, opinions

July 22, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc), immigration, die process, en banc In relation to the en banc rehearing of the July 2 opinion affirming that immigrants’ due process rights were violated by detention more than 90 days without bond hearings, which rehearing was ordered quickly on the heels of the panel opinion, on July … More July 21, 2026, opinions