Federal Civil Update December 2025/January 2026

The following are summaries of selected criminal opinions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent histories are current as of November 17, 2025.

Federal Civil Update November 2025

The following are summaries of selected criminal opinions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent histories are current as of October 20, 2025. Below are recent decisions from the United States Fifth Circuit of Appeals. 

October 2025 Federal Civil Update

The following are summaries of selected criminal opinions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent histories are current as of September 8, 2025. Below are recent decisions from the United States Fifth Circuit of Appeals. 

Federal Civil Update September 2025

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in May 2025. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions.

Federal Civil Update July/August 2025

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in May 2025. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions.

Federal Civil Update June 2025

This month, the Federal Civil Update covers United States Trinity Energy Services, L.L.C. v. Southeast Directional Drilling, L.L.C., Way v. City of Missouri City, and Villarreal v. City of Laredo.