SERAFINE v. BRANAMAN

No. 14-51151.

810 F.3d 354 (2016)

Dr. Mary Louise SERAFINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tim F. BRANAMAN, Chairman, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, in His Official Capacity; Darrel D. Spinks, Executive Director, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, in His Official Capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew W. Guthrie (argued), Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Mary Louise Serafine , Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alex Potapov (argued), Office of the Solicitor General, Autumn Hamit Patterson , Asst. Atty. General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Paul M. Sherman , Arlington, VA, Michael Evan Rosman , General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before JONES, SMITH, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


Mary Serafine ran for office and described herself as a "psychologist" on her campaign website. After the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists ordered her to stop using the title of "psychologist" and to desist from offering or providing psychological services, Serafine

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