Fifth Circuit Archives - The Federalist

What Right And Left Get Wrong About The Court Challenge To Obamacare’s Insurance Mandate

July 15, 2019 By Erin Hawley

The constitutional principle at stake in this suit involves the power of the federal government to force people to purchase qualifying health insurance.

Abortion

Fifth Circuit Allows Texas To Pull Taxpayer Funds From Planned Parenthood Over Human Body Part Trafficking Videos

January 21, 2019 By Nicole Russell

Several years later, the effect of the Center for Medical Progress’s videos are still rippling through the legal and cultural debate on abortion.

NYT Misconstrues Fifth Circuit Appointee’s Record On Wrongful Murder Conviction

February 12, 2018 By Margot Cleveland

Kyle Duncan had nothing to do with John Thompson’s criminal case. Duncan also had nothing to do with the prosecutors who withheld evidence from Thompson’s attorneys.

Education

Still Counting By Race At The University Of Texas

July 30, 2014 By Mark Pulliam

The University of Texas still discriminates against white and Asian students in admissions because of race. A pending lawsuit could change that.