Named after former circuit court judge John Minor Wisdom, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans hears federal appellate cases from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. (Chris ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday upheld most of a Maryland state ban on guns in government buildings, schools, state parks, stadiums and many other public gathering places.

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A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in a closely watched case centered on Louisiana’s law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments, which could have national implications for ...

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In a case that interrogates the scope of the federal Ending Forced Arbitration Act and the definition of sexual harassment under state laws, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered ...

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On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted an injunction pending appeal, which stays enforcement of California Senate Bill 261 (Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related ...

The order comes days after business groups pressed the Supreme Court to stop the state’s climate laws on First Amendment grounds. A federal appeals court has paused one of California’s new laws ...