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GH America v. Fohn — 5th Cir. (argued September 1, 2026)

No. 25-50879 Argued September 1, 2026 Published September 3, 2026

The Fifth Circuit considers whether federal foreign-investment law preempts a Texas restriction on access to its electric grid. GH America Energy is subject to a federal national-security mitigation agreement. Eliyahu Ness of Ness PLLC will represent GH America. He will argue that Texas cannot categorically bar the company from activity covered by federal supervision. The district court dismissed the suit.

GH America v. Fohn (No. 25-50879) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued September 1, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/25/25-50879_9-1-2026.mp3
Argument record — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/results?docket=25-50879
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/court-calendars/sitting?d=2026-09-01
Opinion search, No. 25-50879 — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/results?docket=25-50879&group=flat
Final judgment — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas via GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-txwd-1_24-cv-00648/pdf/USCOURTS-txwd-1_24-cv-00648-0.pdf
District court ruling — GH America Energy LLC v. Vegas via Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16654286404900752376&hl=en&as_sdt=2006
Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act — Texas Legislature:https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02116F.HTM
50 U.S.C. § 4565 — U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title50-section4565
31 C.F.R. § 800.101 — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-800/subpart-A/section-800.101
Eliyahu Ness — State Bar of Texas:https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=364875
Eliyahu Ness — State Bar of California:https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/311054
Elliot Clark — State Bar of Texas:https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=201472
Elliot Clark — Winstead:https://www.winstead.com/People/Elliot-Clark
Beth Ellen Klusmann — State Bar of Texas:https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=209294
Beth Klusmann title — U.S. Supreme Court filing:https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-29/383869/20251107130218908_25-29%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf
Beth Klusmann title — independent U.S. Supreme Court filing:https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-377/191402/20210903150338394_COS%209.3.pdf
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28 — Cornell Legal Information Institute:https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frap/rule_28
Practitioner's Guide — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/docs/497ded49-34ea-4d2a-835b-c910cc2aeb88/practitionersguide.pdf

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