September 24, 2024
The full Fifth Circuit on Tuesday pressed a group of library patrons on whether Texas libraries already routinely engage in viewpoint discrimination through the process of weeding out outdated or unpopular library books during a lengthy discussion of hypotheticals surrounding The Cat in the Hat and the books that 19th-century Americans considered "trashy."
August 30, 2024
Appeals courts have awakened from summertime slumber and crammed their early autumn calendars with arguments of national significance, which Law360 previews in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing. We're also recapping August's top appellate decisions, exploring new polling about U.S. Supreme Court opinions and testing your knowledge of Fifth Circuit history.
August 19, 2024
The Fifth Circuit reminded attorneys this week that it is now limiting uninterrupted argument time to five minutes during en banc oral proceedings.
July 05, 2024
The full Fifth Circuit will weigh in on a divisive battle between librarygoers and Llano County, Texas, officials who removed books dealing with racism and sexuality from the shelves, following a contentious split panel decision that had the majority call the minority "the true library police."
June 07, 2024
A Texas public library will have to reshelve several books that deal with issues such as racism and sexuality after a contentious majority ruling by a Fifth Circuit panel called the public officials and residents behind the book bans "the true library police."
September 01, 2023
Texas parents, educators, librarians and attorneys are anxiously awaiting court rulings that experts say could have significant impacts on how people consume information in the Lone Star State as a new law for book vendors goes into effect and children head back into the classroom after summer break.