U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2026

Spectrum WT v. Wendler

Spectrum WT v. Wendler
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 22, 2026
Spectrum WT v. Wendler

Opinion

Case: 26-10127 Document: 51-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/22/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit _____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 26-10127 FILED June 22, 2026 _____________ Lyle W. Cayce Spectrum WT, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellant, versus Walter Wendler, Defendant—Appellee. ________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 2:23-CV-48 ________________________________ Before Elrod, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: A member of the court having requested a poll for an initial hearing en banc, and a majority of the circuit judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in favor, IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be heard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify an expedited briefing schedule for the filing of briefs.

Case: 26-10127 Document: 51-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/22/2026 No. 26-10127

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is consolidated with case 25-20108, Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council v. Mahomes, for oral argument purposes only.

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