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Leslie H. Southwick

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Leslie H. Southwick is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He joined the court in 2007 after serving on the Mississippi Court of Appeals.

Also known as Leslie Southwick, Leslie Harburd SouthwickWebsite (opens in a new tab)

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Leslie H. Southwick on Criminal Justice Policy, Immigration Policy, and Law Enforcement. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Leslie H. Southwick

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Leslie H. Southwick

Role at the time: Fifth Circuit judge writing in dissent

Condemned

Statement summary

Southwick argues that Supreme Court decisions, reasonably interpreted, prohibit this detention without more justification than the government offered.

“I conclude that those decisions, reasonably interpreted, prohibit detention of these individuals without more justification than the Government has offered here.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Fifth Circuit en banc opinion in Sosnava Rodriguez v. Vergara · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitEn banc opinion; Southwick dissent on printed pages 100-131, followed by Haynes dissent
Why we used this label

The case examines detention without the requested individualized bond hearings. Southwick expressly says Supreme Court decisions prohibit this detention without more justification. His legal criticism rejects the detention defended by the majority.

Read statementFifth Circuit rejects bond hearings for three immigration detainees; dissenters invoke due process

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