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•Gamaliel Delgado, a Mexican citizen, sought cancellation of removal proceedings through immigration courts

Fifth Circuit Denies Immigration Relief for Mexican National

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by Gamaliel Delgado, a Mexican citizen challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to uphold denial of cancellation of removal. The case represents one of the first immigration appeals under newly confirmed Attorney General Pamela Bondi's tenure.

•Both the immigration judge and Board of Immigration Appeals denied his request for relief

•Fifth Circuit affirmed district court's sua sponte dismissal of § 1983 civil rights lawsuit

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Civil Rights Suit Against Texas DFPS

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit filed by Gabryelle Daniels against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and multiple individual defendants. The pro se plaintiff challenged the sua sponte dismissal under federal screening authority.

•Claims against Texas DFPS dismissed with prejudice based on sovereign immunity

•Fifth Circuit reviewing dismissal of securities fraud class action against Lumen Technologies and executives

Fifth Circuit Reviews Dismissal of Lumen Technologies Securities Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is reviewing a securities fraud class action lawsuit against telecommunications company Lumen Technologies and several executives. The district court dismissed the case with prejudice following adverse news coverage and stock price declines.

•District court dismissed case with prejudice following company's stock decline and adverse news coverage

•TruBridge filed mandamus petition seeking to compel venue transfer to Alabama federal court

Fifth Circuit Reviews Mandamus Petition in TruBridge Contract Dispute

TruBridge, Inc. has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, seeking to compel a Louisiana federal court to transfer venue in a contract dispute with Hardtner Medical Center. The case centers on whether a forum-selection clause in a healthcare technology contract can be enforced against a Louisiana public hospital.

•Louisiana district court denied transfer based on state policy against forum-selection clauses in public contracts

•Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal of civil rights lawsuit by former UT Southwestern medical student Al Gilani

Fifth Circuit Affirms Medical School Dismissal in Civil Rights Case

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling in favor of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in a civil rights lawsuit filed by dismissed medical student Al Gilani. The appeals court upheld the dismissal of Gilani's claims under Section 1983 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

•Gilani claimed his academic dismissal violated Title VI and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights

•Fifth Circuit issued decision in property insurance coverage dispute between H5R, L.L.C. and Scottsdale Insurance Company

5th Circuit Rules on Insurance Coverage in H5R v. Scottsdale

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision January 30, 2026, in H5R, L.L.C. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, addressing a dispute over property insurance coverage for weather-related damage. The case involves interpretation of coverage exclusions in policies H5R maintained from 2018 through 2021.

•Case involved interpretation of weather-related coverage exclusions in policies maintained from 2018-2021

•Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Wilmington Savings Fund Society as mortgage trust trustee

Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Mortgage Trust Dispute

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, acting as trustee for a mortgage-backed securities trust, against pro se plaintiff Phyllis June Burris. The court also upheld a prefiling injunction after deeming Burris a vexatious litigant.

•Court upheld prefiling injunction against pro se plaintiff deemed vexatious litigant

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•Contract dispute involves annual sodium cyanide supply agreement between U.S. manufacturer Cyanco and Mexican mining company Minosa

Fifth Circuit Reviews Sodium Cyanide Supply Dispute Between US, Mexican Firms

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is examining a contract dispute between Cyanco International, a U.S. sodium cyanide producer, and Minerales de Occidente, a Mexican mining company, over breach of an annual chemical supply agreement. The case involves licensing requirements for the international transport and use of sodium cyanide in mining operations.

•Case centers on licensing requirements for international transport and use of sodium cyanide in mining operations

•Terry Glenn Evans' conviction for illegal firearm possession as a convicted felon was upheld by the Fifth Circuit

Fifth Circuit Upholds Felon-in-Possession Gun Conviction Despite Constitutional Challenge

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Terry Glenn Evans' conviction for illegal firearm possession by a convicted felon, rejecting his constitutional challenges under the Commerce Clause and Second Amendment. Evans had argued the federal gun law violated his rights following the Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

•Evans challenged the federal gun law under both the Commerce Clause and Second Amendment following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision