GLASS v. PAXTON

No. 17-50641.

900 F.3d 233 (2018)

Doctor Jennifer Lynn GLASS; Doctor Lisa Moore; Doctor Mia Carter, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Ken PAXTON, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas; Gregory L. Fenves, in his official capacity as President, University of Texas; Paul L. Foster, Jr., in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; R. Steven Hicks, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; Jeffrey D. Hildebrand, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; Ernest Aliseda, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; David J. Beck, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; Alex M. Cranberg, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; Wallace L. Hall, Jr., in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; Brenda Pejovich, in her official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents; Sara Martinez Tucker, in her official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renea Hicks , Law Office of Renea Hicks, Roger James George, Jr. , Trial Attorney, George Brothers Kincaid & Horton, L.L.P., Malcolm Nathan Greenstein , Greenstein & Kolker, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jason R. LaFond , David Austin Robert Nimocks , Special Counsel for Civil Litigation, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas.

Jason R. LaFond , Amanda Cochran McCall , Assistant Attorney General, Anne Marie Mackin , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Gregory L. Fenves, in his official capacity as President, University of Texas, Paul L. Foster, Jr., in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, R. Steven Hicks, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, Jeffrey D. Hildebrand, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, Ernest Aliseda, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, David J. Beck, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, Alex M. Cranberg, in his official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents, Sara Martinez Tucker, in her official capacity as a member of the University of Texas Board of Regents.

Charles C. Lifland, Esq. , Cynthia Arm Merrill , Ph. D., O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Risa Lieberwitz , Nancy Long , Aaron Nisenson , American Association of University Professors, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Association of University Professors.

Charles C. Lifland, Esq. , Cynthia Ann Merrill , Ph. D., O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Mariel Goetz , Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence.

Charles C. Lifland, Esq. , Cynthia Ann Merrill , Ph. D., O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, J. Adam Skaggs , Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence.

Victor Ratiu , Austin, TX, for Amici Curiae Students for Concealed Carry, Students for Concealed Carry Foundation.

Before KING, SOUTHWICK, and HO, Circuit Judges.


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