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Thursday, November 5, 2026 · John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building, New Orleans, LA

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Time	Case	No.	Courtroom	Listen
09:00	Reginald Desmond Wallace, Appellant v. State of Mississippi, Et Al.	25-60458	En Banc Courtroom
09:00	Jonathan Harvey, Appellant v. Lhoist North America of Texas.	26-10093	West Courtroom
09:00	American Sustainable Business Council v. Don Huffines, Et Al., Appellants.	26-50111	En Banc Courtroom	Posted after argument
09:00	Tim Gooden, Appellant v. Lhoist North America of Texas.	26-10080	West Courtroom	Posted after argument

News

En Banc Sep 14, 2026 · 4:06 PM

En Banc Session

Vacancy Nov 3, 2026

CJA Administrative Attorney Vacancy

Announcement Oct 30, 2026 · 2:23 PM

October 30, 2026, Special Committee Order and Transcript in Complaint Nos. 05-26-90177 & 05-26-90196 (Judge Ada E. Brown)

Announcement Oct 20, 2026 · 10:35 AM

October 20, 2026, Special Committee Order in Complaint No. 05-26-90196 (Judge Ada E. Brown)

Announcement Oct 19, 2026 · 3:06 PM

October 19, 2026, Statement of the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council

Announcement Oct 1, 2026

Notice of Proposed Amendment

Vacancy Sep 16, 2026 · 12:31 PM

Chief Deputy Clerk, US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Announcement Sep 4, 2026 · 3:35 PM

Clerk's Statistical Report

Vacancy Jul 2, 2026 · 9:00 AM

Notice for Appointment of Magistrate Judge - EDLA

Order Jun 16, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Access to Sealed Matters During Appeals

Announcement Nov 7, 2025 · 4:30 PM

Appointment of Lawyers Advisory Committee Chair and Members

PACER Jul 1, 2025 · 11:18 AM

PACER Password Compliance

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26-10696 Temple Gun Club v. Blanche PDF

Published Opinions

24-20255 Casa Tradicion v. Casa Azul PDF 26-10136 Thomas v. Leyline Publishing PDF

Unpublished Opinions

25-60582 R. v. Blanche PDF 26-50253 Mathai v. USA PDF 25-11237 Norman v. USA PDF 26-50198 USA v. Hernandez-Vargas PDF 25-51063 USA v. Blake PDF 25-11071 Weslease v. Anderson PDF

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