The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently blocked the airline junk fee rule that the DOT says would ...

Successful petitions to receive compassionate early release from federal prisons due to health issues are rare. They are even ...

Zollie Thomas tried to argue his lawyer could have done a better job defending him. The appeals court judges disagreed.

The US Department of Labor has asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause its appeal of a stayed rule that would have expanded the definition of a “fiduciary” under the Employment Retirement ...

The agency’s new chairman says he’s concerned the cable TV, network and theme park operator continues to promote diversity, ...

And like in October, the Fifth has remanded the case back to U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves to more narrowly tailor ...

A federal judge who, for more than a decade, presided in the legal fight surrounding Texas foster care will be removed from ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a summary judgment granted to the insurer over a policyholder’s argument that ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a stay that blocks for many financial institutions the implementation of a CFPB rule that requires ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Rube ...

WELL, A VICTORY THIS WEEK FOR THE SAINT TAMMANY PARISH COUNCIL IN THE ONGOING LEGAL BATTLE SURROUNDING THE LIBRARY BOARD ...

The Trump administration Department of Labor wants a time out from ongoing lawsuits to decide how to deal with its latest fiduciary rule.