Tag: preliminary injunction

October 22, 2026, opinions

October 23, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Southwick, Higginson, Douglas) (oral argument), Freedom of Information Act, administrative law Reversing in part summary judgment for FEMA on plaintiff organization’s FOIA challenge, reversing dismissal of case with prejudice, finding that additional record development was required to determine equitable relief, and remanding for further development of the record. La Unión … More October 22, 2026, opinions

August 4, 2026, opinions

August 5, 2026

Designated for publication Willett, J. (Willett, Engelhardt, Douglas) (oral argument withdrawn), Privileges and Immunities Clause, Equal Protection, preliminary injunction Reversing denial of preliminary injunction to plaintiff challenging Texas residency provisions for escrow-officer license, and remanding with instructions to enter preliminary injunction. Geoffrey Polk, a resident of Illinois licensed to practice law in approximately forty jurisdictions … More August 4, 2026, opinions

April 24, 2026, opinions

April 25, 2026

Designated for publication Smith, J. (joined by Elrod, Jones, Haynes, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson) (oral argument); Ho, J., concurring; Oldham, J., concurring (joined by Elrod, Jones, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt); Richman, J., dissenting (joined by Stewart, Southwick, Higginson, Ramirez, and joined by Graves and Douglas as to part II on standing); Graves, J., … More April 24, 2026, opinions

December 18-20, 2025, opinions

December 23, 2025

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

December 4, 2025, opinions

December 10, 2025

Designated for publication Smith, J. (Smith, Stewart, Haynes) (no oral argument), bankruptcy Affirming bankruptcy court’s dismissal of creditor’s claim for contribution. The court affirmed the bankruptcy court (and district court) in rejecting Spin’s claim that it should be paid under a receivables-sale agreement with Jet Oilfield Services (“Jet”). Under the agreement, Spin paid Jet $3,000,000 … More December 4, 2025, opinions

September 16, 2025, opinions

September 17, 2025

Designated for publication Duncan, J. (Dennis, Graves, Duncan), Dennis, J., dissenting; criminal, pretrial detention, immigration Affirming denial of motion for pretrial detention. The majority affirmed the district court’s denial of Celia Ignacia Esquivel-Bataz’s motion for pretrial release, rejecting her argument that the district court improperly relied on an immigration detainer to find her a flight … More September 16, 2025, opinions

September 12, 2025, opinions

September 15, 2025

Designated for publication Oldham, J. (Haynes, Ho, Oldham), immigration Denying in part and dismissing in part Mexican citizen’s petition for review of BIA order denying motion to reopen removal proceedings. The Fifth Circuit reviewed Juan Jose Garcia Morin’s petition challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals’ refusal to reopen his removal proceedings. Garcia Morin, a Mexican … More September 12, 2025, opinions

August 29, 2025, opinions

September 8, 2025

Designated for publication Willett, J. (Wiener, Willett, Ho), Ho, J., dissenting; criminal, search and seizure Affirming grant of motion to suppress evidence, begrudgingly. The exclusionary rule has long provoked controversy, with critics deriding it as a blunt judicial tool that frees the guilty when police make mistakes. The oft-quoted Cardozo line—“the criminal is to go … More August 29, 2025, opinions

July 3-5, 2025, opinions

July 7, 2025

Designation for publication Jones, J. (Jones, Oldham, Hendrix, by designation), Oldham, J., concurring; governmental immunity, collateral order doctrine Reversing denial of governmental immunity against police detective for investigation against and prosecution of personnel with a business neighboring the business of the detective’s employer in his moonlighting gig. This case concerns Detective Genaro Hernandez of the … More July 3-5, 2025, opinions

December 3, 2024, opinions

December 4, 2024

Unpublished per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Clement, Graves, Willett), Title VII Affirming summary judgment dismissal of sex discrimination Title VII claim. per curiam (Stewart, Haynes, Higginson), criminal, compassionate release Dismissing as frivolous appeal from denial of motion for compassionate release. per curiam (Jolly, Jones, … More December 3, 2024, opinions