VEASEY v. ABBOTT

No. 17-40884.

870 F.3d 387 (2017)

Marc VEASEY; Jane Hamilton; Sergio DeLeon; Floyd Carrier; Anna Burns; Michael Montez; Penny Pope; Oscar Ortiz; Koby Ozias; League of United Latin American Citizens; John Mellor-Crummey; Dallas County, Texas; Gordon Benjamin; Ken Gandy; Evelyn Brickner, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Greg ABBOTT, in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas; Rolando Pablos, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State; State of Texas; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. Texas League of Young Voters Education Fund; Imani Clark, Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees v. State of Texas; Rolando Pablos, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants. Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches; Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House of Representatives, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Rolando Pablos, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants. Lenard Taylor; Eulalio Mendez, Jr.; Lionel Estrada; Estela Garcia Espinosa; Maximina Martinez Lara; La Union Del Pueblo Entero, Incorporated, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. State of Texas; Rolando Pablos, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State; Steve McCraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. , Houston, TX, Neil G. Baron , League City, TX, Armand G. Derfner, Esq. , Charleston, SC, J. Gerald Hebert, Esq. , Paul March Smith, Esq. , Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Marc Veasey, Jane Hamilton, Sergio DeLeon, Floyd Carrier, Anna Burns, Michael Montez, Penny Pope, Oscar Ortiz, Koby Ozias, League of United Latin American Citizens, John Mellor-Crummey, Dallas County, Texas, Gordon Benjamin, Ken Gandy, Evelyn Brickner.

Thomas Evans Chandler , Trial Attorney, Anna Marks Baldwin , Diana Katherine Flynn , Gregory Bryan Friel, Esq. , Special Counsel, Bruce I. Gear , Washington, DC, John Albert Smith, III , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee, United States of America.

Ezra D. Rosenberg, Esq. , Washington, DC, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Austin, TX, Jon Marshall Greenbaum, Esq. , Director, Washington, DC, Myrna Perez , Deputy Director, Sidney Samuel Rosdeitcher, I, Esq. , Neil A. Steiner , New York, NY, Michelle Yeary , Princeton, NJ, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House of Representatives, Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches.

Jose Garza , San Antonio, TX, Shoshana J. Krieger , Austin, TX, Priscilla Noriega , Brownsville, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee, Estela Garcia Espinosa, Lionel Estrada, La Union Del Pueblo Entero, Incorporated, Maximina Martinez Lara, Eulalio Mendez, Jr., Sergeant Lenard Taylor.

Leah Camille Aden, Esq. , New York, NY, Coty Rae Montag , Deputy Director, Washington, DC, Jonathan Edward Paikin, Esq. , Litigation Counsel, Washington, DC, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee, Texas League of Young Voters Education Fund.

Janai S. Nelson, Esq. , Leah Camille Aden, Esq. , New York, NY, Coty Rae Montag , Deputy Director, Washington, DC, Jonathan Edward Paikin, Esq. , Litigation Counsel, Washington, DC, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee, Imani Clark.

Scott A. Keller , Solicitor, J. Campbell Barker , Deputy Solicitor General, Angela Veronica Colmenero, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Matthew Hamilton Frederick , Deputy Solicitor General, Jason R. LaFond , Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant, Greg Abbott , in his Official Capacity as Governor of Texas, Rolando Pablos, in his Official Capacity as Texas Secretary of State, State of Texas, Steve Mcgraw, in his Official Capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Before SMITH, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


On August 23, 2017, the district court granted permanent injunctions against the enforcement of Sections 1 through 15 and Sections 17 through 22 of Senate Bill 14 (SB 14) and against the enforcement of Senate Bill 5 (SB 5). The State filed an emergency motion to stay these injunctions. The United States filed a response in our court, consenting...

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