Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...had developed Downtown, along East Fifth Street (see "The 5th Street Posse"). That this tool and others – like..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

My So-Called Social Life

What happens when Facebook RSVPs stop being polite ... and start getting real

"...fake labels on real ones? – 8:03 PM Jun 5th via txt..."

June 18, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

AG's Office Warned Against Filing 'Punitive' Appeals

Warning stems from pending whistle-blower lawsuit against Gary Grief and the Texas Lottery Commission, for which the AG's office is serving as the defendants' co-counsel

"...an opinion handed down on Nov. 6 by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The opinion involves a pending..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Scott Panetti: Sane Enough to Execute?

Supremes' June 28 ruling in case of Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti concludes that law requires condemned inmates have some 'rational understanding' of why they're being executed in order to satisfy Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment

"...Anthony Kennedy opined that the Texas courts and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' handling of the Panetti..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Anthony Graves Update

Seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling that death row inmate Anthony Graves must be given a new trial by Sept. 12, AG's office files final appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

"...Graves' conviction was finally overturned last year when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prosecutors violated..."

June 16, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bible Monument Case Thumps Its Way Through Courts

Constitutionality of Harris County display heard in Austin court

"...on Dec. 7, before a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – that will decide..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

One More Time for Miller-El

The Supreme Court once again hears death-row inmate's case

"...of blacks" from the pool. In 2001, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, ruling that prosecutors had..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Supremes' Fall Season

Criminal justice, medical marijuana – and maybe redistricting? – on the high court's plate

"...Last year the court remanded Miller-El's case to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling that the lower..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Glow Sticks: A Menace to Society!

The drug cops win one, lose one in the appellate courts.

"...In a June 20 opinion, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and dismissed a lower..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Condemned Banks Looks to Supreme Court

Delma Banks death row appeal reads like a laundry list of everything wrong with Texas capital punishment.

"...and Banks' appeals ended in August 2002 when the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected all of his..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Taking the Fifth?

The battle lines form over the Bush nomination of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

"...of Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which the U.S. Senate Judiciary..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

What We're Listening to Right Now

Deezie Brown, El Combo Oscuro, Ifé Neuro, Don Leady, Lizzy Lehman, and more locals worth a listen

"...the Palace," the first single preceding his August-slated album 5th Wheel Fairytale. The latest segment of the Bastrop rapper/singer/producer's..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Clara Wang

Election Ticker: Wading Into the Final Week of Early Voting

Serenity now! Ahead of Election Day

"...Sulak's ruling came just days after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Abbott's order after..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Survival, and Hope in How Austin Handles Sexual Assault

As their legal battle continues, women look forward to political change

"...case by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys Jennifer Ecklund and..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Election Ticker: Eleventh-Hour Battle Over Ballot Delivery Sites Continues

Because this election needed more last-minute changes

"...Earlier this week the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Gov. Greg Abbott's..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

How Are We Going to Vote?

While the U.S. moves toward voting by mail, Texas digs in its heels

"...violates the Voting Rights Act and the First, 14th, 15th, and 26th Amendments...."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...amid the COVID-19 crisis. On Mon., April 20, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Texas can ban..."

April 24, 2020 News Feature

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...challenge mounted by Texas cities including Austin, the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most portions of..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Last-Minute Appeals Aim to Stop First Texas Execution of 2019

Drugs, mental illness, disability factors in 2008 infant murder

"...Previously, Milam's appeal in the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals – filed in January 2018..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A Peek Into the New Lege's Anti-Choice Plan

It can surely be worse

"...bury or cremate fetal tissue (now heading to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals), and prohibiting the safest and..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Death Watch: Robert Ramos

Mexican national set for execution Wednesday night

"...reconsider its post-conviction opinion and his stay request; the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied Ramos’ motion to recall..."

Nov. 14, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Ruben Gutierrez

The State v. the Federal Court

"...filed a motion to vacate Gutierrez's stay in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. His execution date of Sept...."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Intellectually Disabled or Mentally Ill?

Three cases raise the question

"...And a similar conversation continued last week in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, where Andre Thomas was granted,..."

June 15, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...of the DACA decision and recent ruling from the 5th Circuit reversing certain parts of Garcia's ruling ("Travis County..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Return of the Panama Hat

Council spends for roads, buys a robot, & has a brief Zimm flashback

"...two more localized, related projects: 1) $500,000 to convert 5th St. to two-way lanes from Brazos to I35; and..."

May 8, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Death Watch: DNA Testing Denied for Rodney Reed

Reed and Pruett strike out. But justice for Duane Buck?

"...this month in Livingston. On Thursday, April 13, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, following a February order from..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: Cruel & Unusual Confinement

Convicted hit man faces third date with death

"...attorneys are currently asserting a Lackey claim to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals – and possibly the Supreme..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

SCOTUS: Affirmative Action OK at UT

Justices rule 4-3 on using race in college admissions

"...Court for the Western District of Texas and the 5th Circuit. SCOTUS had already heard the case and bounced..."

June 23, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Awaits Supreme Court HB 2 Ruling

Attorneys voice confidence in SCOTUS striking abortion law

"...justices see a 4-4 split, which would allow the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that found the law..."

June 7, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case This Week

HB 2 oral arguments start Wednesday

"...The notoriously conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which has continually upheld HB..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

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