#us5thcircuitcourtofappeals — Public Fediverse posts

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals again struck down a civil rights lawsuit targeting a Harris County constable's deputy accused in the 2016 shooting death of Ashtian Barnes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/20/531451/appeals-court-again-strikes-down-excessive-force-case-over-deadly-2016-houston-traffic-stop-death/

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A Louisiana man is seeking more than $1 million in a lawsuit against Harris County and several law enforcement officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, accusing them of assaulting him after a low-speed pursuit in 2023.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/11/530662/truck-driver-sues-harris-county-deputies-for-assaulting-him-during-a-medical-episode-after-low-speed-pursuit/

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A coalition of civil liberties groups plans to challenge a new Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms. Some of the same groups notched a win in federal court last week against a similar Louisiana law.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/06/25/524864/civil-liberties-groups-prepare-to-sue-texas-over-ten-commandments-law/

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Texas is joining Kentucky and 16 other states in a brief in support of Louisiana’s law mandating the placement of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/12/19/509288/texas-joins-coalition-backing-louisiana-law-mandating-ten-commandments-displays-in-public-schools/

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U.S. 5th Circuit rules for Galveston County in voting rights case, striking down decades of precedent

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/08/01/495480/u-s-5th-circuit-rules-for-galveston-county-in-voting-rights-case-striking-down-decades-of-precedent/

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Federal judge stays Biden administration’s freeze on LNG export permits

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/07/02/492563/federal-judge-stays-biden-administrations-freeze-on-lng-export-permits/

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Federal judge stays Biden administration’s freeze on LNG export permits

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/07/02/492563/federal-judge-stays-biden-administrations-freeze-on-lng-export-permits/

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Federal judge stays Biden administration’s freeze on LNG export permits

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/07/02/492563/federal-judge-stays-biden-administrations-freeze-on-lng-export-permits/

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Federal judge stays Biden administration’s freeze on LNG export permits

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/07/02/492563/federal-judge-stays-biden-administrations-freeze-on-lng-export-permits/

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Federal judge stays Biden administration’s freeze on LNG export permits

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/07/02/492563/federal-judge-stays-biden-administrations-freeze-on-lng-export-permits/

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The full bench of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in a case involving a controversial effort by Texas to crack down on illegal immigration by using a floating wall on the Rio Grande.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/border/2024/05/16/487698/legality-of-texas-floating-barrier-on-the-rio-grande-goes-before-full-u-s-5th-circuit/

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The Texas lawmaker who authored the state’s controversial book rating law wants the state attorney general to defend it in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court blocked its enforcement earlier this year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/05/14/487364/state-rep-who-authored-texas-book-rating-law-wants-it-defended-in-us-supreme-court/

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The county will conduct its 2024 election using a 2021 redistricting plan that the district court ruled in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/13/472169/supreme-court-temporarily-upholds-galveston-countys-2021-redistricting-plan/

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a new political map imposed on Galveston County by a lower court from taking effect.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/12/08/471895/federal-appeals-court-blocks-new-galveston-county-political-map-while-plaintiffs-seek-supreme-court-intervention/

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A federal appeals court said Galveston County must redraw its political map to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/voting/2023/11/30/471194/u-s-5th-circuit-orders-galveston-county-to-redraw-its-political-map/

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