Designated for publication per curiam (Richman, Dennis, Ho, on panel; but Ho, J., writing separately with respect to the issuance of the mandate) (panel originally orally argued); municipal liability, qualified immunity, en banc, mandate Order vacating order withholding issuance of mandate from October 7, 2025, opinion (“per curiam” Dennis, Richman, Ho; Ho, J., concurring; Dennis, … More February 6, 2026, opinions
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
Designated for publication Clement, J. (Elrod, Clement, Haynes) (oral argument), Haynes, J., dissenting; criminal, search and seizure Reversing denial of motion to suppress, and vacating conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon. Tony Lee Johnson, a convicted felon on supervised release, was arrested at his home in the Northern District of … More January 7, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Southwick, Higginson, Douglas) (no oral argument), sec. 1983, personal torts, municipal liability, prosecutorial immunity Affirming dismissal of claims for negligence and arising under sec. 1983 against various defendants, arising from serious car accident. The appellants, Madelyn Marina Quiroz and her mother, sued a host of defendants after Madelyn was catastrophically … More December 30-31, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (en banc) (voting against rehearing: Elrod, Stewart, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Douglas, Ramirez, JJ.; voting for rehearing: Jones, Smith, Richman, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, JJ.); Ho, J., concurring in denial of rehearing; Oldham, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing (joined by Jones, Smith, Richman, Duncan, Engelhardt, Wilson, JJ.) … More December 18-20, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Smith, J. (Smith, Stewart, Ramirez) (no oral argument), § 1983, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, default judgment Affirming district court’s denial of default judgment on plaintiffs’ FDCPA and constitutional claims against defendants arising from eviction from public housing, where “all defendants appeared before the district court, filed an answer, or moved to … More November 4, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Elrod, C.J. (Elrod, Clement, Haynes) (oral argument), Haynes, dissenting in part; timeliness, personal torts Affirming dismissal as untimely of claims brought under Texas law, originally in Texas state courts but then removed, for monetary damages arising from chemical explosions at defendant’s facility, where original action was certified as to injunctive relief class … More October 30-31, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Clement, J. (Stewart, Clement, Wilson), criminal, sentencing Affirming 92-month sentence on conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon. Reginald Humbles, a U.S. Army veteran with a history of psychiatric issues, was arrested after stealing a waste disposal truck in New Orleans and leading police on a high-speed chase across the … More August 26, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Graves, J. (Clement, Graves, Willett), venue Granting in part petition for writ of mandamus, vacating order denying transfer of venue, and remanding for district court to conduct appropriate venue analysis. The case stems from a November 2023 article by Media Matters criticizing X Corp. (formerly Twitter) for placing major brand ads alongside … More July 15, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Willett, J. (Richman, Willett, Douglas), Douglas, J., concurring; labor law Reversing NLRB order that Apple violated the National Labor Relations Act at an Apple retail store by coercively interrogating an employee and by removing unionization literature from a break room. This Fifth Circuit case arises from unionization efforts at an Apple retail … More July 7, 2025, opinions
