U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Constitutional
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
Huerta v. Warden — Court orders release of detained Nicaraguan immigrant, finding indefinite detention without bond hearing violates Fifth Amendment due process
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Criminal
Neighbors v. Director, TDCJ-CID — Federal court dismisses Texas prisoner’s habeas petition for lack of jurisdiction
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
Machado v. Vergara — Court orders release of Cuban detainee, finding prolonged immigration detention without a bond hearing violates Fifth Amendment due process
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Criminal
Lopez Portal v. Warden, IAH Polk Adult Detention Facility — Court transfers immigration habeas petition to correct division sua sponte
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
Lugo-Martin v. Perez — Court orders release of Cuban immigrant held without bond hearing, finding mandatory detention violated Fifth Amendment due process
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Constitutional, Criminal
Davis v. Guerrero — Fifth Circuit affirms denial of habeas relief for Texas death-row inmate who claimed Satanism evidence violated First Amendment
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Tapia v. Mullin — Court denies habeas petition, upholds mandatory detention of undocumented immigrant without bond hearing
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Criminal
Sandoval Salmeron v. Bradford — Federal court dismisses habeas challenge to two-month immigration detention as premature under Zadvydas
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law