Conservative Fifth Circuit’s 2023 Rulings Test Supreme Court

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued several decisions this year that have touched on hot-button issues—and caught the attention of the US Supreme Court.

The Fifth Circuit has become a magnet for conservative challenges against Biden administration policies, as both the appeals court and the trial courts in its jurisdiction feature a significant number of Donald Trump’s appointees. And some of its rulings have been narrowed by the US Supreme Court, even as the conservative justices there hold a super-majority.

Here’s a review of some of the Fifth Circuit’s most high-profile rulings in 2023.

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