5th Circuit

Plano, TX 75074

Institute for Justice wins again for Texas veterinarian Ron Hines

By Jeff Rowes | Friday, Jul 30, 2021 @ 8:38am

We got a great decision this morning in vet speech. This is the case we originally filed in 2013 about Dr. Ron Hines, a Texas veterinarian who gives advice to pet owners around the world via internet.
ABA urges appeals court to rule rigid bail system in Dallas County is unconstitutional

By David Yates | Tuesday, Apr 6, 2021 @ 10:25am

HOUSTON — The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief Monday, contending that the bail system in Dallas County, Texas, which allows pretrial release only if the defendant pays a specific amount of bail money, violates the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the 14th Amendment.
HRC: Texas appeals court ruling ensures state-level protections for LGBTQ employees

By David Yates | Friday, Mar 12, 2021 @ 10:34am

WASHINGTON — Today, Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, responded to the news that the Texas 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Tarrant County Community College v. Sims, that Texas’s state law prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sex also provides protections against discrimination for LGBTQ workers.