5th Cir. en banc  ·  No. 25-50695  ·  Decided April 21, 2026  ·  9-8 to reverse
Primary source · Slip opinion

The Opinion

The complete 118-page slip opinion as filed April 21, 2026, including the majority, Ho concurrence, Oldham partial concurrence, and the dissents by Ramirez, Southwick, Haynes, and Higginson — alongside an 11-page classroom-condensed edition that preserves the original language. Toggle between them below.

Nathan v. Alamo Heights Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 25-50695 5th Cir. April 21, 2026 (en banc) · 118 pages · 6 opinions
Condensed classroom edition · Tufte-LaTeX layout ~4,000 words · All seven opinions represented · Original language preserved

The condensed edition preserves the court's original prose. Cuts are marked with (short omissions) or [… omitted …] (multi-paragraph deletions). Tufte-style sidenotes and margin notes carry citations and pedagogical annotations. An editing-notes section at the end records the word counts, reduction percentage (~87%), and sections substantially trimmed.