Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law

The U.S. 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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Salinas v. Collier
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-10802
US Trinity Engy Svcs v. SE Directional Drilling
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-10833
USA v. Washington
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-10867
Ray v. Columbia Brazoria
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-20227
USA v. Bolton
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-30574
USA v. Gipson
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-30621
Noiel v. Roseland Management
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-40520
Rodriguez v. Duffy
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-40635
USA v. Aleman
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-50701
Ricks v. Khan  
Date: April 25, 2025
Docket Number: 20-20303

Justia Opinion Summary: Mark Eugene Ricks, a Texas state prisoner, filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against employees of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), alleging violations of his Eighth Amendment rights. Ricks…

United States v. Age  
Date: April 25, 2025
Docket Number: 22-30656

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Louis Age Jr., Louis Age III, Stanton Guillory, and Ronald Wilson were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for their roles in the murder-for-hire of Milton Womack, a federal witness in a healthcare…

USA v. York
Date: April 25, 2025
Docket Number: 24-10178
USA v. Navarrete
Date: April 25, 2025
Docket Number: 24-10583
USA v. Rosales Montanez
Date: April 25, 2025
Docket Number: 24-10628
Tatum v. USA
Date: April 25, 2025
Docket Number: 24-30555

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