From: baynole2 on
This is a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling; hence it will be
binding law on all federal district (trial) courts in the circuit
(state courts have no jurisdiction in this area of the law in
general). However, this is in turn limited to the states in the
circuit: Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Everywhere else, the
ruling will be citable precedent, requiring due consideration, but
will be non-binding at both the district and appellate level.