Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 14, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in Flores v. Perez, a civil rights case docketed as No. 25-50311. The opinion was issued on August 14, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising routine Article III appellate jurisdiction over a civil rights appeal; ordinary adjudicative function, no novel assertion of power.