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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is one of the 13 United States courts of appeals. It has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: Eastern District of Louisiana; Middle District of Louisiana; Western District of Louisiana

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The Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is the appeals court that has jurisdiction, or legal power, to review cases decided by less powerful courts in the 5th Circuit. These less powerful courts are called United States district courts.

The last court of appeal is the Federal Circuit which has national jurisdiction and hears appeals of specialized cases, such as patents and veterans claims. The map below shows the division of the circuits and districts.

2025年1月31日 · The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued a major ruling on the Second Amendment, declaring that federal prohibitions on gun sales to adults between the ages of 18-20 are unconstitutional. The case is Reese v. ATF. For gun rights advocates, it may have been better if this decision had been…

2023年9月20日 · The United States filed suit against the state of Mississippi, alleging that its entire mental health care system violated the “integration mandate” prescribed by 28 C.F.R.

2024年11月1日 · On August 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Rest.Law Ctr. v. United States DOL, 115 F.4th 396 (5th Cir. 2024), struck down the Department of Labor’s final rule that restricts when employers can claim a “tip credit” for “tipped employees.”The Fifth Circuit, no longer having to defer to agency interpretations based on the Supreme Court’s …

A divided three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 18, 2022, found a trio of constitutional deficits with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement proceedings that could affect the future scope of federal agency authority.