GOOGLE, INC. v. HOOD

No. 15-60205.

822 F.3d 212 (2016)

GOOGLE, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James M. HOOD, III, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred H. Krutz, III , Daniel J. Mulholland, Esq. , Forman Watkins & Krutz, L.L.P. Jackson, MS, Peter Mies Neiman (argued), Christopher Bouchoux , Wilmer-Hale, New York, NY, Christopher W. Johnstone, Esq. , WilmerHale, Palo Alto, CA, Blake Roberts , WilmerHale, Washington, DC, Sean Fletcher Rommel , Wyly Rommel, P.L.L.C., Texarkana, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas T. Miracle , Assistant Attorney General (argued), Krissy C. Nobile, Esq. , Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, John Wimberly Kitchens , Kitchens Law Firm, PA., Crystal Springs, MS, F. Jerome Tapley, Esq. , Cory Watson, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Paul D. Clement (argued), Viet Dong Dinh , Jeffrey Matthew Harris , Bancroft, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC, for Digital Citizens Alliance Amicus Curiae; Taylor Hooton Foundation amicus curiae; Ryan United amicus curiae.

Esha Bhandari , Samia Akther Hossain , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New York, New York, NY, for American Civil Liberties Union amicus curiae.

Charles Baron Irvin, Esq. , American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for American Civil Liberties Union Of Mississippi, Incorporated amicus curiae.

Jonathan Band , Washington, DC, for Computer & Communications Industry Association Amicus Curiae; Engine Amicus Curiae; Consumer Electronics Association amicus curiae.

Stacie Lambert deBlieux, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for State of Louisiana amicus curiae; State of Massachusetts amicus curiae; State of Pennsylvania amicus curiae; State of Arizona amicus curiae; State of Alabama amicus curiae; State of Alaska amicus curiae; State of Arkansas amicus curiae; State of Colorado amicus curiae; State of Connecticut amicus curiae; State of Florida amicus curiae; State of Georgia amicus curiae; State of Idaho amicus curiae; State of Illinois amicus curiae; State of Indiana amicus curiae; State of Iowa amicus curiae; State of Kansas amicus curiae; State of Maine amicus curiae; State of Maryland amicus curiae; State of Michigan; amicus curiae; State of Minnesota amicus curiae; State of Missouri amicus curiae; State of Montana amicus curiae; State of Nevada; amicus curiae; State of New Hampshire amicus curiae; State of New Jersey amicus curiae; State of New York amicus curiae; State of North Dakota amicus curiae; State of Oklahoma amicus curiae; State of Oregon amicus curiae; State of Rhode Island amicus curiae; State of South Carolina amicus curiae; State of South Dakota amicus curiae; State of Tennessee amicus curiae; State of Utah; amicus curiae; State of Vermont; amicus curiae; State of Washington amicus curiae; State of West Virginia amicus curiae; State of Wisconsin amicus curiae, State of District of Columbia amicus curiae.

Hanni Meena Fakhoury, Esq. , Mitchell Stoltz , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for Electronic Frontier Foundation amicus curiae; Center for Democracy and Technology amicus curiae; New America's Open Technology Institute amicus curiae; Public Knowledge amicus curiae; R Street Institute amicus curiae.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, KING and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


In response to Google's petition for panel rehearing, the opinion of the court issued on April 8, 2016, at ___ F.3d ___, 2016 WL 1397765, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted. The petition for rehearing is otherwise DENIED.

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