Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

News & Announcements

January En Banc

The en banc court will rehear the cases below in January 2026 at a date to be determined (orders linked below):
21-70010, Holberg v. Guerrero;
24-50149, USA v. State of Texas;
23-20165, Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg;
25-10534 W.M.M. v. Trump;
24-60231 Airlines for Amer v. Dept of Trans; and
24-30706 Roake v. Brumley.
Implementation of Multifactor Authentication for CM/ECF

9/5/2025
The PACER Service Center (PSC) has temporarily delayed enforcement of the updated password standards and only users who are prompted to enroll in MFA should do so. If you do not receive an MFA enrollment prompt at login, no action is necessary.

Please see the PDF below for details on the requirement for multifactor authentication (MFA) for PACER and CM/ECF.
Updated PACER Password Standards (Information)

Please see the PDF below for details on new password requirements for PACER and CM/ECF.