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TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY v. HUGHS

No. 20-50667.

974 F.3d 570 (2020)

TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ruth R. HUGHS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed September 9, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. , Brazil & Dunn, Austin, TX, Marc Erik Elias , Attorney, Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Matthew Hamilton Frederick , Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, Patrick K. Sweeten , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Special Counsel Unit, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Higginbotham, Smith, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs sued the Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for allegedly imposing a voter-registration requirement that violates federal law. The Secretary of State moved to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and (b)(6). The Secretary argued, inter alia, that she enjoys sovereign immunity...

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