TEXAS v. U.S.

No. 14-5151.

798 F.3d 1108 (2015)

State of TEXAS, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew H. Frederick , Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Ken Paxton , Attorney General, Scott A. Keller , Solicitor General, Adam W. Aston , Deputy Solicitor General, and Arthur C. D'Andrea , Assistant Solicitor General.

Paul M. Smith argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jessica Ring Amunson , Mark P. Gaber , John M. Devaney , Marc Erik Elias , Robert S. Notzon , J. Gerald Hebert , Renea Hicks , and Chad W. Dunn.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MILLETT.


The State of Texas appeals the district court's award of attorneys' fees to three intervenors in Texas's lawsuit under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10304. Rather than file a memorandum of points and authorities opposing the three separate motions for attorneys' fees as expressly required by court rules...

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