Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was established in 1891 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The court has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:

Originally the Fifth Circuit also covered district courts in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, but on October 1, 1981, under Public Law 96-452, the courts in these districts were moved under the jurisdiction of the new Eleventh Circuit. Learn about the historic Fifth Circuit courthouse here.

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Hopkins v. Hosemann
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 19-60662
USA v. Robles
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-11231
Villegas-Lopez v. Garland
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 22-60377
USA v. Edwards
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-10128
USA v. Olalde-Suarez
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-10135
USA v. Pineda-Diaz
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-10381
USA v. Willis
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-30157
In Re: Jeff Landry
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-30642
USA v. Gonzalez-Salazar
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-40227
USA v. Self
Date: September 28, 2023
Docket Number: 23-50046
USA v. Gonzales
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-10948
Fleming v. Bayou Steel  
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 22-30260

Justia Opinion Summary: BD LaPlace, LLC, doing business as Bayou Steel (Bayou Steel), operated a steel mill in LaPlace, Louisiana. Without giving The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice, Bayou Steel terminated…

USA v. Pitman
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-10124
USA v. Nino-Guerrero
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-10231
USA v. Sledge
Date: September 27, 2023
Docket Number: 23-10430
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