The Latest Breaking News from 5th Circuit

The decision casts further doubt on the constitutionality of a federal law that makes it a felony for illegal drug users to own firearms.

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court's order limiting executive branch officials' communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.

The high court left intact a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act in a case many feared would go the other way. The decision’s importance in ongoing litigation over Texas’ political maps will largely be felt in what didn’t happen.

Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available

On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone, which is used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S., could remain accessible without restrictions – at least for now. The decision is temporary, however, buying time as an appeals court weighs the…

The legal challenge to mifepristone now returns to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.

Texans are flooding abortion clinics in New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado. A recent court ruling could imperil access in those states.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has picked a longtime federal magistrate in Dallas for the influential 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

States that are trying to position themselves as safe havens for women seeking abortions could be most affected by the latest court ruling restricting access to an abortion pill