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This site contains opinions (both published and unpublished) released from 1992 to the present. If you are unable to locate an older opinion on our website please contact the Clerk's Office at Webmaster at ca5.uscourts.gov or call (504) 310-7700.
Opinions sometimes include citations to internet addresses (URLs). As URLs may change or disappear altogether over time, the court attempts to capture, as closely as possible, the URL material at the time of the release of the opinion, and make that material available to the public. To access court archived material in an opinion, visit:
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23-50869
11/27/2024
State of Texas v. DHS
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24-10055
11/27/2024
USA v. Holcomb
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24-20060
11/27/2024
USA v. Connell
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23-30729
11/27/2024
USA v. Shields
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24-40094
11/27/2024
USA v. Gibson
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24-40133
11/27/2024
Schorsch v. Kwarteng
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24-50045
11/27/2024
USA v. Thompson
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24-50227
11/27/2024
USA v. Villasenor-Sanchez
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24-50249
11/27/2024
USA v. Campos-Sanchez
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24-50260
11/27/2024
Turnbull v. Board of Directors
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23-60523
11/27/2024
Cabuya v. Garland
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