VOTING FOR AMERICA, INC. v. STEEN

No. 12-40914.

732 F.3d 382 (2013)

VOTING FOR AMERICA, INC.; Brad Richey; Penelope McFadden; Project Vote, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. John STEEN, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. , Brazil & Dunn, Houston, TX, Ryan Morland Malone , Attorney, David C. Peet , Ropes & Gray, L.L.P., Brian Mellor , Project Vote, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Kathlyn C. Wilson, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

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

Farrah Robyn Berse , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, L.L.P., Ian Arthur Vandewalker , Attorney, Esq., Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY, for Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, Amicus Curiae.

Susan Lea Hays, Esq. , Dallas, TX, for Former Governor Mark White, Former Lieutenant Governor William, Members of The 69th Texas Legislature, Amicus Curiae.

Before DAVIS, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellees Voting for America, Inc., Brad Richey, Penelope McFadden, and Project Vote, Inc. ("Appellees") sued Texas Secretary of State John Steen ("Steen")1 for declaratory and injunctive relief against several provisions of Texas's law regulating volunteer deputy registrars, Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 13.031 et seq. ("VDR Law"). The district court granted a preliminary injunction against three...

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