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Fifth Circuit
June 7, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Judges Strike Down Far-Right Religious Liberty Training Punishment
Even the Fifth Circuit said punishing Southwest Airlines with an Alliance Defending Freedom training was too much.
April 24, 2024
Matt Ford
How to Fix the Right-Wing Racket in the Texas Courts
The Fifth Circuit's become little more than a junior varsity version of the Supreme Court. Sending some new judges to the Lone Star State will help put things right.
October 13, 2020
Nick Martin
Mitch McConnell’s Election Dreams Are Voters’ Waking Nightmares
The federal courts were once the last line of defense against voter suppression. Now, filled with Trump’s conservative appointees, they’re encouraging it.
October 15, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
Judges Have Two Ways to End the Assault on Abortion and Voting Rights. Here's the Right One.
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