VEASEY v. ABBOTT

No. 14-41127.

796 F.3d 487 (2015)

Marc VEASEY; Jane Hamilton; Sergio Deleon; Floyd Carrier; Anna Burns; Michael Montez; Penny Pope; Oscar Ortiz; Koby Ozias; League of United Latin American Citizens; John Mellor-Crummey, Ken Gandy; Gordon Benjamin, Evelyn Brickner, Plaintiffs-Appellees Texas Association of Hispanic County Judges and County Commissioners, Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Greg ABBOTT, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas; Carlos Cascos, Texas Secretary of State; State of Texas; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee Texas League of Young Voters, Education Fund; Imani Clark, Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees v. State of Texas; Carlos Cascos, Texas Secretary of State; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants. Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches; Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House Of Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Carlos Cascos, Texas Secretary of State; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants. Lenard Taylor; Eulalio Mendez, Jr.; Lionel Estrada; Estela Garcia Espinosa; Margarito Martinez Lara; Maximina Martinez Lara; La Union del Pueblo Entero, Incorporated, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. State of Texas; Carlos Cascos, Texas Secretary of State; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. (argued), Brazil & Dunn, Houston, TX, Neil G. Baron , Dickinson, TX, Armand G. Derfuer, Esq. , Derfner & Altman, L.L.C., Charleston, SC, J. Gerald Hebert, Esq. , Alexandria, VA, Joshua James Bone , Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Marc Veasey, Jane Hamilton, Sergio Deleon, Floyd Carrier, Anna Burns, Michael Montez, Penny Pope, Oscar Ortiz, Koby Ozias, League of United Latin American Citizens, John Mellor-Crumley, Dallas County, Texas, Ken Gandy, Gordon Benjamin and Evelyn Brickner.

Erin Helene Flynn, Esq. (argued), Anna Baldwin , Diana Katherine Flynn , Robert Acheson Koch , Christine Anne Monta , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, John Albert Smith, III , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee United States of America.

Sherrilyn Ann Ifill , Leah Camille Aden, Esq. , Ryan Paul Haygood , Natasha M. Korgaonkar, Esq. , Janai S. Nelson, Esq. , Deuel Ross , Christina A. Swams , Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, N.Y., Kelly Patrick Dunbar , Sonya Ludmilla Lebsack , WilmerHale, Washington, DC, for Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees Imani Clark and Texas League of Young Voters Education Fund.

Rolando Leo Rios, I, Esq. , Law Office of Rolando L. Rios, San Antonio, TX, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee Texas Association of Hispanic County Judges and County Commissioners.

Preston Edward Henrichson, Esq. , Law Offices of Preston Henrichson, P.C., Edinburg, TX, Rolando Leo Rios, I, Esq. , Law Office of Rolando L. Rios, San Antonio, TX, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee Hidalgo County.

Ezra D. Rosenberg, Esq. , Washington, DC, Amy Lynne Rudd , Senior Litigating Attorney, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Preston Edward Henrichson, Esq. , Law Offices of Preston Henrichson, P.C., Edinburg, TX, Rolando Leo Rios, I, Esq. , Law Office of Rolando L. Rios, San Antonio, TX, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee Mexican American Legislative Caucus-Texas House of Representatives.

Ezra D. Rosenberg, Esq. , Washington, DC, Amy Lynne Rudd , Senior Litigating Attorney, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Vishal Agraharkar , Jennifer Clark , Brennan Center for Justice, New York, N.Y., for Plaintiff-Appellee Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches.

Robert Wayne Doggett , Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Incorporated, Austin, TX, Jose Garza , San Antonio, TX, Marinda van Dalen , Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Incorporated, Brownsville, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Estela Garcia Espinosa, Lionel Estrada, LA Union Del Pueblo Entero, Incorporated, Margarito Martinez Lara, Maximina Martinez Lara, Eulalio Mendez, Jr. and Lenard Taylor.

Kerry William Kircher , Washington, DC, for Movant-Appellee Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Alice London , Bishop, London & Dodds, Austin, TX, for Movants-Appellees Kirk P. Watson, Rodney Ellis, Juan Hinojosa, Jose Rodriguez, Carlos Uresti, Royce West, John Whitmire and Judith Zaffirini.

James Byron Eccles, Esq. , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Movants-Appellees Lon Burnam, Yvonne Davis, Jessica Farrar, Helen Giddings, Roland Gutierrez, Borris Miles, Sergio Munoz, Jr., Ron Reynolds, Chris Turner and Armando Walle.

Arthur D'Andrea , Scott A. Keller , Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General, Adam Warren Aston , J. Campbell Barker , Deputy Solicitor General, Matthew Hamilton Frederick , Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General for the State of Texas, John Barrett Scott, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants Greg Abbott, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas, Texas Secretary of State, Nandita Berry, in her Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State, State of Texas, Steve McCraw.

Scott A. Keller (argued), Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Carlos Cascos, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State.

Lawrence John Joseph , Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Eagle Forum Education And Legal Defense Fund.

Daniel B. Kohrman , Senior Attorney, AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Association Of Retired Persons.

Martin Jonathan Siegel , Law Office of Martin J. Siegel P.C., Houston, TX, for Amici Curiae Mark White, former Texas Election Administrator, Dana Debeauvoir, former Texas Election Administrator, Oscar Villarreal and Carolyn Guidry.

Dale Edwin Ho , Director, Sean Young , New York, NY, Rebecca L. Robertson , Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Houston, TX, for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties of Texas.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, HAYNES, Circuit Judge, and BROWN, District Judge.


In 2011, Texas ("the State") passed Senate Bill 14 ("SB 14"), which requires individuals to present one of several forms of photo identification in order to vote. See Act of May 16, 2011, 82d Leg., R.S., ch. 123, 2011 Tex. Gen. Laws 619. Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the constitutionality and legality of the law...

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