PORTER v. CLARKE

No. 16-7044.

852 F.3d 358 (2017)

Thomas Alexander PORTER; Anthony Bernard Juniper; Mark Lawlor; Ricky Jovan Gray, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Ivan Teleguz, Plaintiff, v. Harold W. CLARKE; David Zook, Defendants-Appellees. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, Inc.; The Rutherford Institute, Amici Supporting Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kathryn Marshall Ali , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C.; Victor M. Glasberg , VICTOR M. GLASBERG & ASSOCIATES, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellants. Margaret Hoehl O'Shea , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Elizabeth C. Lockwood , W. David Maxwell , Ryan Stephenson , Washington, D.C., Parker D. Thomson , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Miami, Florida; Steven D. Rosenfield , Jeffrey E. Fogel , Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellants. Mark R. Herring , Attorney General of Virginia, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellees. David W. DeBruin , Carrie F. Apfel , Kelly M. Morrison , Washington, D.C., Jeffrey A. Atteberry , JENNER & BLOCK, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Amici The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, Inc. and The Rutherford Institute. Hope R. Amezquita , AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA, INC., Richmond, Virginia, for Amicus The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, Inc. John W. Whitehead , Doug R. McKusick , THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Amicus The Rutherford Institute.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Traxler joined.


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