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Following the Fifth May 2026 Issue


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YLC Fifth Circuit Appellate Oral Advocacy Competition

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2025 Annual Appellate Advocacy Seminar

BAFFC Mourns the Passing of Longtime Board Member, Don Richard

It is with great sadness that BAFFC announces the passing of our friend and fellow Board member, Don Richard. Richard, a Charter Governor, served as the Treasurer since the Association’s founding in 1984 and has been a mainstay of the organization for the past forty years. We are thankful for his longstanding service, friendship, guidance and wisdom, always serving as a welcoming leader for the Board and Association in general. BAFFC board members will remember Richard as kind, gracious, a lovely person, a gentleman, and an integral part of the development and success of BAFFC. He will be greatly missed by the Fifth Circuit family.

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BAFFC is Celebrating 40 Years of Service!

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Rodriguez v Ortega: #5thCir affirms #habeas relief to 3 unadmitted aliens who resided in US for over a decade & were being detained in violation of #dueprocess, requires hearing w/in 90 days of detention #concur #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter https://baffc.net/3SJibhx

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US v Kendall: #5thCir, in appeal of revocation sentence that was itself revoked during appeal, vacates sentence in part/remands to remove 2 unpronounced conditions in written judgment; finds most of appeal moot #criminallaw #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter https://baffc.net/4gZ6g9c

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Watson v RNC: #SCOTUS 5/4 reverses #5thCir: federal election-day statutes don't prohibit MS from counting absentee #ballots postmarked by #election day but received up to 5 days later #vote #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter https://baffc.net/4v93im8

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