Full Fifth Circuit Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Sitting With Big Cases

The Fifth Circuit will hear seven cases at its en banc session this week—the most the full federal appeals court has taken up ...
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Fifth Circuit Overturns Tax Court, Ruling in Favor of the Taxpayer in Case Evaluating Standard for Limited

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a split (2-1) decision in favor of the taxpayer in Sirius Solutions, L.L.L.P. v.

DOJ lays out evidence of 'predatory incursion' by Venezuelan gang in appeals court hearing

The Justice Department laid out its case on Thursday for why President Donald Trump believes the Venezuelan gang known as ...

Appeals Court Weighs Trump’s Effort to Use War Power for Deportations

Some Fifth Circuit judges questioned the government’s claim that courts must defer to the president’s finding of an “invasion ...
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No shortcuts: Fifth Circuit tells TPS holders they can't rush asylum appeals

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cannot sue in federal court to ...
Music Business Worldwide

In landmark termination rights ruling, Appeals Court says songwriters can reclaim global copyrights under US law

A Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision allowing songwriter Cyril Vetter to take back full global control of a ...

Case: U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Tax Court, Redefines ‘Limited Partner’ for Self-Employment Tax Purposes

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated and remanded the Tax Court’s decision, holding that a “limited partner” under IRC § 1402(a)(13) is a partner in a ...
Houston Press

Plaintiffs Hopeful After Appeals Court Hearing on Ten Commandments

The argument over whether a Bible passage should be displayed in public school classrooms was never intended to be an attack on Protestant Christians, The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard ...