Fifth Circuit
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2.6KThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and former Chief District Judge (LA) – Judge Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Judge Kurt Engelhardt: I joined the New Orleans Chapter of the Federalist Society after talking with a few of my new judicial...
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3.1KThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Constitutional Law Professor – Judge Stephen A. Higginson
A federal court should only declare a statute enacted by Congress unconstitutional if it violates a provision clearly set forth in the...
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2.8KThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Prosecutor – Judge Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Judge Gregg Costa: A judge should keep an open mind about the issues in a case; and maintain a sense of humility...
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2.4KThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Twitter Don – Judge Don Willett
Judge Don Willett: It is never appropriate for lower courts to depart from controlling Supreme Court precedent. If confirmed, I will follow...
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1.5KThe Momentum Builds as NY Federal District Court joins Circuit Appellate Courts in Staying Case(s) while CFPB and Dodd-Frank Act Under Microscope
On October 15th, 2019, a visionary District Court judge in New York has stayed a case against a collection law firm that...
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2.1KSecond Circuit Agree to Stay CFPB Case in Light of US Supreme Court Selia Law Case
On Nov. 5th, 2019 the Second Circuit entered an order adjourning the oral argument that was set for November 21, 2019. The...
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2.8K1Fifth Circuit Deny Homeowners Motion to Stay in Burke v Ocwen Case, Despite US Supreme Court Selia Law Case
On Monday, 28th October, the Fifth Circuit Denied the Homeowners Motion to Stay care of an order by single Judge Patrick (no...
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2.8KNinth Circuit First to Stay CFPB Case in Light of Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Selia Law Case
On October 21st, 2019, the Ninth Circuit issued an order withdrawing submission of the appeal and staying all further proceedings until the...
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3.0KTexas Judges May Wear Black Robes But They Cloak Darker Secrets
There was a judge that should’ve been put in the electric chair, and he only had his hand slapped, recalled former Commissioner...
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4.9K4Where is Former Texas State Chief Judge Joel “Sexting” Baker Working Today? Oh, BTW, he was also Vice Chair at the State Comission for Judicial Conduct (SCJC)
Shamed Judge and Texas Lawyer Joel Baker would be left to defend himself in front of the same panel he has served...
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2.9KSocial Media is a Voice and Vehicle which Unearths the Hidden Secrets [and Corruption] of the Three Branches of State and US Government and Now they Seek Ways to Silence Democracy and Free Speech #WeThePeople
The ABA, recognizing the urgency and timeliness of these issues, has chosen Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society for this year’s Law...
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3.5K2Texas State Judge who Replaced 5th Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes Blanks the Judicial Commission, Gets Public Slap on the Wrist for Ex Parte Communications
Furthermore, these actions are clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of her duties as a judge and cast public discredit upon the...
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3.8KSenior U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt Accuses Houston of Willfully and Maliciously Destroying Evidence
Houston city officials intentionally destroyed evidence, wiping crucial data from the computer drives of top police commanders that is potentially relevant to...
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1.7KUS Supreme Court 5th Circuit Orders (November 4 2019)
What happened when people or companies appealed to the US Supreme Court - Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Order List for Monday,...
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2.6KSenior U.S. District Judge Hilda G. Tagle Halts Pending Execution of Inmate, Surprising Everyone Associated With the Case
Judge Tagle’s order notes that the attorney is no longer allowed to practice in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals because of...
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3.5K3S.D. Tex. Federal Court Judges
What you should know about Texas Southern District Federal Court Judges. Laws in Texas provides bios, cases and opinions from these lifetime...
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1.8KUS Supreme Court 5th Circuit Orders (October 2019)
What happened when people or companies appealed to the US Supreme Court - Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Order List for Monday,...
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2.9K4Editors’ Choice: November’s State Bar of Texas Journal Invited Law Professor Fred C. Moss to Discuss Attorney Ethics and Duties Relative to a Clients’ Fraud or Crime
The failure of the offending party’s lawyer to ensure the correction of deposition perjury condones and assists fraud and undermines the justice...
