Execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr. approved by 5th Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of ...
Texas Public Radio2d
Court decision allowing continued deportation protections for DACA recipients takes effect
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in January that DACA recipients' protection from deportation was lawful, but work ...
NOLA.com2d
Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules
"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on ...
Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules
Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...
5th Circuit Judge Ho Quits Judicial Group Over Its Statement Against Threats to Judiciary
You can't say that you're in favor of judicial independence only when it comes to decisions that you like," Ho said of the ...
Feds submit proposed duties of receiver for RDC, weeks after Fifth Circuit again upholds jail takeover
The rules come just weeks after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals again ruled that the jail could be placed in ...
Appeals court won't revive civil lawsuit against Baytown officer over Pamela Turner's death
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Baytown police officer Juan Delacruz was protected from liability by qualified ...
Court overturns injunction in case of death row inmate
The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning ...
The Advocate2d
From New Orleans parking worker to death row: See timeline of Jessie Hoffman's murder case
Louisiana is set to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman on March 18 using nitrogen gas, the state's first time using the ...
Associated Press10d
5th Circuit panel denies Mississippi detective’s qualified immunity claim in all but one instance
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JD Supra12d
Fifth Circuit: Reference to Defunct Entity Did Not Abrogate Intent to Arbitrate
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, finding that the ...