Fifth Circuit

40 articles

The DOJ Just Dropped Its Post Office Appeal — and Made Our Carry Win Permanent

12:54 News Analysis

7/16/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The DOJ Just Dropped Its Post Office Appeal — and Made Our Carry Win Permanent

The Hemani Gamble: A 9-0 Win the Government Never Should Have Risked

19:49 Legal Analysis

6/23/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Hemani Gamble: A 9-0 Win the Government Never Should Have Risked

Hemani's Quiet Bombshell: 'Pre-Deprivation Process' and the Case Against Red Flag Laws

23:29 Legal Analysis

6/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Hemani's Quiet Bombshell: 'Pre-Deprivation Process' and the Case Against Red Flag Laws

How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fight

22:24 Legal Analysis

6/21/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

How the SCOTUS's Hemani Decision Helps 2A Win the Virginia AR-15 Fight

Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.

12:30 Legal Analysis

6/20/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Justice Jackson Calls Bruen 'Unworkable.' Applying History Is the Entire Job.

The Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Arms — and Then Affirms the Conviction Anyway

14:18 Legal Analysis

6/19/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Says Suppressors Are Arms — and Then Affirms the Conviction Anyway

The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodology

Coming Soon Legal Analysis

6/19/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Supreme Court in Hemani Says 'No' (Again) to Interest Balancing and Reaffirms Bruen's Text First, History Second Methodology

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in US v. Hemani that Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Falls

18:04 Legal Analysis

6/18/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in US v. Hemani that Federal Drug-User Gun Ban Falls

Federal Court Vacates ATF's Engaged-in-the-Business Rule — For Every American

16:41 News Analysis

6/14/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Federal Court Vacates ATF's Engaged-in-the-Business Rule — For Every American

The Supreme Court's Sneaky Important 2A Ruling is a Big Win for Gun Rights

19:09 News Analysis

6/9/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Supreme Court's Sneaky Important 2A Ruling is a Big Win for Gun Rights

The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebrating

19:45 News Analysis

6/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit's Squire Ruling Is a Second Amendment Loss Worth Celebrating

The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

18:10 Legal Analysis

5/22/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Killed the Expert-Witness Shakedown — Posner's Legislative-Facts Rule Comes for the Second Amendment

SAF and FPC Just Petitioned SCOTUS on Sensitive Places — Here's the Full 2A Docket

20:44 Legal Analysis

5/21/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SAF and FPC Just Petitioned SCOTUS on Sensitive Places — Here's the Full 2A Docket

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

19:47 Legal Analysis

5/19/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Fifth Circuit Just Ran Heller and Bruen Through a Ten Commandments Case — And Quoted Joseph Story

Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

19:06 Legal Analysis

5/16/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Hoisted on Their Own Petard — How the Supreme Court's Mifepristone Stay Just Built the Case for Mailing Handguns

SCOTUS Clears the Way in Louisiana v. Callais — An 8-1 Mandate Order That Has Just Reshaped the 2026 Midterms and the Second Amendment

19:58 Legal Analysis

5/5/26 Supreme Court Voting Rights Act

SCOTUS Clears the Way in Louisiana v. Callais — An 8-1 Mandate Order That Has Just Reshaped the 2026 Midterms and the Second Amendment

Inside the ATF Press Conference: Blanche's Mandate, Cekada's Reform Package, Leider's Architecture

19:33 Legal Analysis

5/2/26 Fifth Circuit Atf Regulations

Inside the ATF Press Conference: Blanche's Mandate, Cekada's Reform Package, Leider's Architecture

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

18:57 Legal Analysis

5/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Fifth Circuit Denies En Banc in Wilson — and Why That Is the Right Outcome for the Second Amendment Right Now

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Gardner and Peterson: Setback for Travelers and Suppressor Owners

12:27 Legal Analysis

4/20/26 Supreme Court Concealed Carry

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Gardner and Peterson: Setback for Travelers and Suppressor Owners

Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rights

21:47 Legal Analysis

4/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Two SCOTUS Cases, One Historic Term — What Hemani and Wolford Mean for Your Gun Rights

"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendment

10:30 Interview

3/29/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

"The Trend Is Our Friend" — Stephen Halbrook on How Far We've Come on the Second Amendment

Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Ruling

19:15 Legal Analysis

3/28/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

Federal Judge Gets 'Sensitive Places' Wrong in Texas Gun-Free Zone Ruling

The Ninth Circuit's Immigration Fight Exposes the Anti-Gun Crowd's Glaring Hypocrisy

19:10 Legal Analysis

3/7/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Ninth Circuit's Immigration Fight Exposes the Anti-Gun Crowd's Glaring Hypocrisy

United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUS

20:05 Legal Analysis

3/5/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

United States v. Hemani: Why the Government's 922(g)(3) Case Falls Apart at SCOTUS

Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretended

47:10 Legal Analysis

3/3/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Stephen Halbrook: The Hughes Amendment Was Always Weaker Than ATF Pretended

United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expected

18:42 News Reaction

3/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

United States v. Hemani Oral Argument: A Confusing Day That Went Better Than Expected

The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemani

20:44 Legal Analysis

3/1/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Solicitor General Just Handed the Supreme Court the Worst Possible 2A Case — United States v. Hemani

SCOTUS Just Drew the Line That Could End NFA Registration — Learning Resources v. Trump

18:42 Legal Analysis

2/24/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

SCOTUS Just Drew the Line That Could End NFA Registration — Learning Resources v. Trump

Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Plaintiffs

18:29 Legal Analysis

2/8/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Learn from the Gay Rights Movement: The Second Amendment Needs Sympathetic Plaintiffs

Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Must Be Detained Without Bond — A Major Win for Trump's Immigration Agenda

15:33 News Reaction

2/7/26 Fifth Circuit Immigration Detention

Fifth Circuit Rules Illegal Aliens Must Be Detained Without Bond — A Major Win for Trump's Immigration Agenda

Judge Willett's One-Man Mission to Revive the Structural Constitution

15:53 Legal Analysis

2/5/26 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

Judge Willett's One-Man Mission to Revive the Structural Constitution

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — *United States v. Hembree*

19:23 Legal Analysis

2/2/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Lifetime Gun Ban for Meth Possession — United States v. Hembree

The Machine Gun Ban's Achilles' Heel — United States v. Wilson Opens the Door

18:33 Legal Analysis

1/14/26 Supreme Court Second Amendment

The Machine Gun Ban's Achilles' Heel — United States v. Wilson Opens the Door

DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

19:23 Legal Analysis

12/30/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

DOJ Defends the Federal Switchblade Act in Knife Rights v. Bondi — And the Brief Cannot Be Squared With Heller

History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paid

18:29 Legal Analysis

12/20/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

History, Not Hoplophobia: The Fifth Circuit Just Gutted 922(g)(1) As Applied to a Deadbeat Dad Who Paid

The Biden Pistol Brace Rule Is Dead — Mock v. Bondi Makes It Official

15:39 Legal Analysis

7/18/25 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Biden Pistol Brace Rule Is Dead — Mock v. Bondi Makes It Official

The Federal Law That Says You Can't Buy a Handgun Across State Lines — And Why It's Going to Lose

17:43 Legal Analysis

7/16/25 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

The Federal Law That Says You Can't Buy a Handgun Across State Lines — And Why It's Going to Lose

Trump DOJ Lets Landmark 18-to-20 Handgun Ruling Stand — A Precedent-Setting 2A Win

16:12 News Analysis

7/1/25 Supreme Court Second Amendment

Trump DOJ Lets Landmark 18-to-20 Handgun Ruling Stand — A Precedent-Setting 2A Win

NFA Reform Deep Dive: How the Big Beautiful Bill Could Gut the 1934 Gun Tax Regime

18:24 Explainer

6/18/25 Supreme Court National Firearms Act

NFA Reform Deep Dive: How the Big Beautiful Bill Could Gut the 1934 Gun Tax Regime

Fifth Circuit Withdraws Disastrous Peterson Suppressor Opinion

17:55 News Analysis

6/17/25 Fifth Circuit Second Amendment

Fifth Circuit Withdraws Disastrous Peterson Suppressor Opinion

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