Swear on the Stand

In Eva Kristine Stramaski v. Mark Lawley , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed whether a public supervisor can claim qualified immunity in a retaliation lawsuit filed under the Fair Labor...

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court's decision to exclude the plaintiff's expert witnesses and grant summary judgment in favor of BP in a toxic tort lawsuit arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The...

The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of James Bien's lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad Company , concluding that his claims were protected by American Pipe tolling . Bien had previously worked...

In Mervilus v. Union County , the Third Circuit evaluated a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by Emmanuel Mervilus, who spent over a decade in prison after being convicted using disputed polygraph evidence. The...

This federal appeals court case centers on a lawsuit filed by Marc Lucio , a teacher and coach, alongside his family against the Brownsville Independent School District and multiple administrators following two distinct...

This episode outlines a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding an appellant named Jose Estrada , who contested the jurisdiction of a Texas district court after his supervised release was transferred from...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reviewed a preliminary injunction that had blocked the enforcement of Mississippi House Bill 1193 , a state statute designed to restrict diversity, equity, and...

This appellate court ruling addresses a long-standing legal battle between La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding transparency in disaster relief. LUPE alleged...

In a recent Fifth Circuit decision, the court evaluated a Second Amendment challenge against the federal restrictions on switchblade knives . The judges determined that switchblades qualify as protected arms , meaning...

This federal appellate case centers on whether a Master Service Agreement between Quality Process Services and Whitney Oil and Gas qualifies as a maritime contract. Because the agreement involved oilfield staffing...

This United States Court of Appeals case addresses a tragic hostage rescue incident where a federal agent accidentally shot and killed the bound hostage, Ulises Valladares , during a tactical operation in Houston...

The federal appeals court denied an Afghan native's petitions seeking protection under the Convention Against Torture, alongside requests to reconsider his case or remand it for new evidence. The petitioner, who...

Following a Supreme Court remand, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals evaluated whether an appeal waiver should be set aside for Devin Chaney , who challenged his sentence. Although Chaney argued that his classification...

In Joy Banner v. Michael Wright et al. , the plaintiff appealed a lower court's refusal to grant a new trial following a unanimous jury verdict against her in a First Amendment lawsuit . Banner had been silenced at a...

In GH America Energy, L.L.C. v. Fohn , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed whether the federal Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regime preempts the Texas Lone...