"Instead of having discrete, regional circuits where one party can dramatically outnumber the other and where litigants and ...

But the Eleventh Circuit held their claims were barred by sovereign immunity. Now, the Supreme Court has a chance to set things right and hold the gov't accountable. Read more here! Also this ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit covers just three states: Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. But it is having an outsize influence on the cases and controversies that reach the U.S ...

If there is a down-to-the-deadline scramble at the Supreme Court to intervene on a hot-button case with far-reaching implications, there is a good chance that the 5th US Circuit Court of ...

March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Circuit Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta plans to step down from active service on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating the first new appellate court vacancy since ...

But the FCC program could survive in the end as the case appears ripe for Supreme Court review, with yesterday's ruling creating a circuit split. The ruling against the FCC was issued by the US ...

When a court is deciding whether a police officer or prison guard is immune from a civil lawsuit, does agreement among circuits that certain police conduct is unconstitutional carry any weight?

Once again, an incoming Trump White House is likely to clash with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But the court in San Francisco has changed since 2017. By Mattathias Schwartz On ...

The New Orleans-based court, which hears Texas cases, is pushing the federal judiciary to the right, even when it gets overturned by a higher court. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.