Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 18, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in Ellis v. City of River Oaks, Texas, docketed as No. 26-10242 and classified as a civil rights matter. The decision was issued August 18, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of civil rights claims against a municipality, a long-settled exercise of federal judicial power.