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U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Small-Town Politics, National Consequences

The Supreme Court takes up a Texas power struggle involving allegedly retaliatory arrests of two councilwomen.

by Jason Buch

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The Judges Who Ruled Against La Gordiloca Are Criminalizing Watchdog Journalism

by Jason Buch

La Gordiloca Goes to Court

by Jason Buch

What One Texan Had to do to Get an Abortion During the Pandemic

by Christine Grimaldi

edith jones Dec 14, 2017

What Does Discrimination Look Like to Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones?

Despite repeat rulings that Texas passed voter ID with racist intent, judge tells opponents from the bench, “You have nothing.”

by Michael Barajas

Oct 06, 2017

The Case to End Assembly Line Justice for Poor People in Harris County

A case heard by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals this week could change the landscape of American bail practices.

by Michael Barajas

Cleopatra de Leon, Nicole Dimetman, Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss Feb 26, 2014

Federal Judge Calls Texas’ Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

by Patrick Michels and Forrest Wilder

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Kat Craft Nov 05, 2013

With Abortion Clinics Closing, ‘People Are Really Desperate Now’

As clinics turn women away, volunteer abortion funds are scrambling to help their clients.

by Carolyn Jones

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