5th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United States Fifth Circuit includes three states: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The Federal Circuit Court for the Fifth District is the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building, in New Orleans, LA. The Districts include: the Eastern/Middle/Western Districts of Louisiana, and Northern/Southern districts of Mississippi. Texas is broken down into the Northern/Southern/Eastern/Western districts. 

The Circuit Court is in New Orleans as is the Eastern District court in Louisiana. The Western District court of appeals is in Shreveport, and middle district is in Baton Rouge. The Northern district court in Mississippi is in Oxford and Southern District in Jackson. The Texas courts are as follows: Eastern District is in Beaumont, Northern District in Dallas, Southern District in Houston, and Western District appeals court is in San Antonio, TX. The Panama Canal Circle was also added to the Fifth Circuit in June of 1948.

The Fifth District currently seats 17 active judges, and 9 senior judges are appointed to the bench. Carl E. Stewart is the Chief Justice for the Fifth District Circuit Court System. The 1950s marked an important period in the circuit’s history. With several civil-rights movements litigation, of African-Americans being of prime-focus, “The Fifth Circuit Four” comprising of Chief Judge Elbert Tuttle, John Minor Wisdom, John Brown, and Richard Rives, marked an important period in US History and the advancement of civil-rights movements in later years.

Dixon v. Alabama (1960) was one such case which benefited from “The Fifth Circuit Four” civil-rights cases in the 1950s. This case marked the end of the doctrine which allowed colleges/universities to act in loco parentis in disciplining or expelling students. The case set the precedent in Due Process rights being afforded to students in higher-educational settings. Students must be afforded the “minimal” due process rights, prior to being expelled from universities.

The National Law Review covers a broad range of content coming out of the Fifth Circuit. Among the content covered is NLRB news and agency/administrative news, FCA (False Claims Act) legislation and employee rights in the workplace, overtime legislation, DOL, DoD, EEOC, and other agency-rights groups cases and stories are covered. The National Law Review also includes general content relating to appointments, nominations, administrative decisions, immigration, DACA, USCIS, and other regulatory agency/bodies cases, which are of high importance, or cases which are currently being litigated under these categories at the present time.

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Sep
7
2021
Charter Party and Service Agreements Will Lead the Way to Ida Recovery but Have Consequences Bracewell LLP
Jun
15
2022
Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Over 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Bracewell LLP
Nov
7
2022
"Fatal Means Fatal": 5th Circuit's Broad Read of 363(m) Continues to Moot Section 363 Appeals after the Sale Bracewell LLP
Sep
28
2015
Fifth Circuit Rules Employer-Mandated Transit Time May Make Lunch Break Compensable Bracewell LLP
Oct
11
2016
The Fifth Circuit Revisits the Definition of ‘Vessel’ Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Bracewell LLP
Jan
9
2017
Fifth Circuit Addressed Duties Owed by Vessel Owner to Longshoreman Performing Risky Work in Hazardous Conditions Bracewell LLP
Jan
23
2019
The Fifth Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Code Can Impair Claims and Make-Whole Provision May Not Be Enforceable Bracewell LLP
May
26
2021
5th Circuit Declines Personal Jurisdiction in High-Profile Japanese Collision Case — But Stay Tuned for More Bracewell LLP
Sep
10
2021
Fifth Circuit Holds Highly Compensated Oilfield Workers Paid a Day Rate are Entitled to Overtime Bracewell LLP
Mar
24
2023
Subrogation Shutdown: Texas Southern District Court Upholds Exercise of Bankruptcy Code Provisions to Strip Subrogation Rights Against Asset Purchaser Bracewell LLP
Oct
11
2016
Pretrial Investigative Files and the Work-Product Doctrine Bracewell LLP
Jan
9
2017
Maritime Collateral Source Rule's Application to Claims of LHWCA Workers Against Third Parties Bracewell LLP
Sep
7
2022
Fifth Circuit Condemns Texas Transmission ROFR Law on Constitutional Grounds Bracewell LLP
Jul
29
2011
Unsecured Creditors Beware! The Western District of Texas Bankruptcy Court Declares an Unsecured Creditor Cannot Have Its Cake (Unsecured Claim) and Eat It Too (Post-Petition Legal Fees) Bracewell LLP
Mar
15
2016
Jones Act Seaman Status Tested for Shipyard Worker Bracewell LLP
Mar
18
2022
"A Clash of Two Congressionally Constructed Titans": Fifth Circuit Declares Bankruptcy Court Victorious Over FERC in In re Ultra Petroleum Corporation Bracewell LLP
Aug
6
2012
Curiosity Safe on Mars, Forward Contracts Safe Under Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code Bracewell LLP
Sep
3
2015
Endangered Species Listing of Lesser Prairie Chicken Rejected in Widely Precedential Decision Bracewell LLP
Aug
11
2020
Circuits Battle Over EPA’s Review Role under Title V of CAA Bracewell LLP
Apr
15
2019
Texas Supreme Court Expands Upon the Rights of Oil and Gas Producers to Deduct Post-Production Costs in Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, L.P. v. Texas Crude Energy, LLC Bracewell LLP
Nov
9
2021
Reeves County District Court Rules in Favor of Oil & Gas Operator in Produced Water Dispute Bracewell LLP
May
31
2022
Fifth Circuit's Constitutional Carve-Back of the SEC's ALJ Enforcement Proceedings Likely to Lead to More Federal Court Cases Bracewell LLP
Aug
24
2023
Fifth Circuit Expands Title VII Exposure for Employers Bracewell LLP
Jan
29
2016
TOTAL Challenges Legality of FERC Enforcement Processes Bracewell LLP
Mar
24
2017
Texas Regional Haze: Fifth Circuit Grants EPA’s Motion to Remand the Texas Regional Haze FIP Bracewell LLP
Nov
20
2019
Fifth Circuit Expands Doiron Test to Determine Whether a Contract Is Maritime Bracewell LLP
Jun
14
2021
Insurance Brokers and COVID-19 Shutdowns Bracewell LLP
Aug
16
2010
Choice Healthcare v. Kaiser Foundation: Member Choices Don't Create Jurisdiction Over Health Insurer Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
13
2022
Swales Has Minimal Impact in Maximus’s Bid to Pause Collective Action Pending Appeal Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
20
2023
Fifth Circuit Carves Out Religious Exemption to LGBTQ+ Discrimination Claims Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
6
2024
NLRB’s Final Joint Employer Rule Stayed Amid Legal Challenges Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
25
2010
Jackson v. Tanfoglio Giuseppe S.R.L.: No Jurisdiction Over Non-Manufacturer Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
22
2011
Fifth Circuit Update: Preemption, Successor Liability and Fed Courts Final Exam Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
14
2014
VirtualAgility Inc. v. Salesforce.com: Federal Circuit Reverses District Court and Requires a Stay Pending a Patent Office Review of a Covered Business Method Patent Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
14
2024
Judge Strikes Down NLRB’s Final Joint Employer Rule Hunton Andrews Kurth
 

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