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DeWitt v DEA: #5thCir vacates DEA's revocation of #APRN's controlled-substance license: DEA exceeded its statutory authority #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mSXNnl

English v Crochet: #5thCir, in suit between attorneys involved in #LSU litigation, reverses #defamation & #conspiracy claim dismissals, finds #RookerFeldman didn't apply; affirms dismissal of IIED claim as inadequately pleaded #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mStmh9

Hershey v Bossier City: in #FirstAmendment case, splintered #5thCir (all 3 judges writing separately) reverses dismissal of #Monell failure-to-train claim, affirms #qualifiedimmunity for officers & dismissal of security guards #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3KGHI6X

Jones v Hutto: #5thCir mostly reverses jm for former city manager: on #civilrights claim, discriminatory intent not proved, cat's paw theory couldn't apply to #Monell claim; breach of contract damages limited to attorney fees #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/48PJGvO

Dunsmore v Muth: #5thCir affirms dismissal of pro se complaint by man committed as sexually violent predator to TX Civil Commitment Center alleging #TDFPS & #THHS didn't investigate reports of misconduct/abuse at #TCCC #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/433QzWv

Hignell-Stark v New Orleans: #5thCir affirms/reverses in part: #NOLA #shorttermrental regulation banning business entities from obtaining permits violates #EqualProtection; advertising rules violate #FirstAmendment #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/433QzWv

Roake v Brumley: #5thCir grants #rehearingenbanc, vacates panel opinion affirming preliminary injunction of LA statute requiring public schools to permanently display #TenCommandments in every classroom #EstablishmentClause #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4nPNwJS

Airlines v DOT: #5thCir grants #rehearingenbanc, vacates panel opinion holding #DOT had authority to make rule re #airlines' upfront fee disclosures but didn't comply w/#APA when it failed to afford public comment on new data #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/42TUiWE

US v Constantinescu: #5thCir reverses dismissal of indictment for #securitiesfraud from $114M #pumpanddump scheme using #socialmedia: indictment properly alleged scheme to defraud followers of money & intent to defraud #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3ITmxhp

US v Shaughnessy: #5thCir affirms drug #conspiracy convictions for defendant who used #DarkWeb marketplaces, rejects arguments re evidence of #Bitcoin to cash transactions, enhancement for 600+ child porn images #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/46P5llf

WMM v Trump: #5thCir grants #rehearingenbanc, vacates panel opinion granting prelim injunction that blocked removal of alleged members of Venezuelan #terrorist org under #AlienEnemiesAct #concur #dissent #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4734FtH

Savage v Westcott: #5thCir reverses denial of #qualifiedimmunity for prison/state officials in #Angola inmate's #dueprocess claim alleging improper deductions from #prisonrodeo craft sales #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/42h0mZ7

Moats v Nat'l Credit Union: #5thCir affirms lack of subject matter #jurisdiction dismissal of constitutional challenge to #NCUA administrative enforcement action: statute specifically precludes jurisdiction #creditunion #banks #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4gIvIOi

Mesquite Asset v City of Mesquite: #5thCir affirms dismissal of inverse condemnation & declaratory judgment claims by development groups who contracted with city: city didn't act in sovereign capacity #takings #5thAmendment #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3KjjKyE

TX v NRC: #5thCir on remand after #SCOTUS reversal, dismisses for lack of jurisdiction TX's #HobbsAct suit challenging #NRC's issuance of license allowing private entity to store #nuclear waste in #PermianBasin #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/42IfIWA

TX v EPA: #5thCir denies review of #EPA disapproval of 2012 SIP that concluded TX's contributions to ozone #pollution in other states weren't significant enough to warrant any mitigating action #dissent #CleanAirAct #APA #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mzCTd0

In re Milam: #5thCir affirms dismissal of #deathrow inmate's §1983 challenge to constitutionality of TX post-conviction relief procedures, denies stay of #execution & motion to file successive #habeas petition #DNA #dueprocess #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3Kac7dI

US v King: #5thCir grants #rehearing, substitutes opinion affirming calculation of base offense level using LA #armedrobbery conviction as #crimeofviolence, remands to ensure written judgment conforms to oral pronouncement #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4nxBKU2

Barnes v Felix: #5thCir after #SCOTUS remand for "totality of circumstances" analysis instead of "moment of threat," affirms officer's #qualifiedimmunity on deadly #excessiveforce claim arising from flight during traffic stop #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mmYwgg

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AbbVie v Fitch: #5thCir affirms denial of prelim #injunction against MS #HB728, which prohibits #drug manufacturers' interference w/#healthcare providers' distribution of #340Bprogram drugs via contract #pharmacies #preemption #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4nFByT0

Ballentine v Broxton: #5thCir affirms summary jm for prison officials on 1st, 5th & 14th Amendment claims by parolee who spent 16 yrs in #solitaryconfinement, finds #qualifiedimmunity & sufficient procedural #dueprocess #GRAD #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4gxoXyK

Yarbrough v SlashSupport: #5thCir affirms summary jm/JMOL/new trial for IT company re claims by former employees but, due to reliance on abrogated precedent, vacates summary jm on #discrimination/#retaliation claims, remands #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3IcP6pT

WorldVue Connect v. Szuch: #5thCir affirms (w/clarification) preliminary injunction enforcing #noncompete & #nonsolicitation provisions in agreement re sale of business, discusses geographical limits & #remote workers #dissent #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/48n9BKZ

US v Esquivel-Bataz: #5thCir affirms: denial of pre-trial release wasn't abuse of discretion; no error in considering #immigration detainer/imminent #ICE removal to Mexico if released #dissent #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4n7n4er

Genesis Energy v Danos: #5thCir affirms: vessel didn't play substantial role in platform repair contract, so contract wasn't #maritime; #LAlaw applied & invalidated #indemnity provision #OCSLA #Doiron #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4po3wUG

Morin v Bondi: #5thCir: #BIA didn't err in refusing to reopen #removal proceeding for lawful resident who shot his ex-wife in the head; #INA barred 2nd motion to reopen; number bar not subject to equitable tolling #immigration #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mbpmbr

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Haverkamp v Linthicum: #5thCir affirms dismissal of 78-yr-old prisoner's claim that denial of #sexreassignment surgery violated #EqualProtection: no standing where no #TDCJ physician determined he was viable surgery candidate #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4mhcYGX

Abraham Watkins v Festeryga: #5thCir, after #rehearingenbanc, reverses district court: defendant didn't waive removal right by participating in state court proceedings; remands for diversity #jurisdiction determination #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4pzxgOK