In Pen American Center, Inc. v. Bergosh, No. 25-13298 (11th Cir. Oct. 19, 2026), a 2-1 panel holds that school board members could be compelled to testify about why they determined to remove certain titles from the school library, over a legislative-privilege objection. Judge William Pryor dissents. Plaintiffs (including a free-speech advocacy group, parents inContinue reading “Split Eleventh Circuit Panel Holds That Local School Board’s Decisions to Remove Specific Books from the School Library Are Not Covered by Legislative Privilege”
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Texas Statute That Caps Supersedeas Bonds at $25 Million Does Not Apply in Federal Court, Holds 2-1 Fifth Circuit Panel
In Civelli v. Mulacek, No. 26-20183 (5th Cir. Oct. 13, 2026) (per curiam), a 2-1 panel holds in a diversity case where a jury awarded more than $210 million that the Texas state-law cap on supersedeas bonds at $25 million does not apply in federal court, either by operation of Fed. R. Civ. P. 69Continue reading “Texas Statute That Caps Supersedeas Bonds at $25 Million Does Not Apply in Federal Court, Holds 2-1 Fifth Circuit Panel”
