LULAC v. HUGHS

No. 20-50867.

978 F.3d 136 (2020)

TEXAS LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS; National League of United Latin American Citizens; League of Women Voters of Texas; Ralph Edelbach; Barbara Mason; Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislative Black Caucus, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ruth HUGHS, in her official capacity as Texas Secretary of State, Defendant-Appellant. Laurie-Jo Straty; Texas Alliance for Retired Americans; BigTent Creative, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ruth Hughs, in her official capacity as Texas Secretary of State, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed October 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. , Brazil & Dunn, Austin, TX, Danielle Marie Lang , Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC, Luis Roberto Vera, Jr., Esq. , Law Offices of Luis Roberto Vera, Jr. & Associates, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee Texas League of United Latin American Citizens.

Chad Wilson Dunn, Esq. , Brazil & Dunn, Austin, TX, Danielle Marie Lang , Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees National League of United Latin American Citizens, League of Women Voters of Texas, Ralph Edelbach, Barbara Mason, Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House of Representatives, and Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

Skyler Howton , Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Laurie-Jo Straty, Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, and BigTent Creative.

Kyle Douglas Hawkins , Lanora Christine Pettit , 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 Ruth Hughs.

Elizabeth Bonnie Wydra , Chief Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Members of Congress.

Justin Carl Pfeiffer , County Attorney's Office for the County of Fort Bend, Richmond, TX, for Amici Curiae John W. Oldham, and Chris Hollins.

Angela Cai , Wilkinson Walsh, L.L.P., New York, NY, for Election Law Scholars, Rebecca Green, Justin Levittt, and Nicholas Stephanopoulos.

Caroline Van Zile, Esq. , Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae District of Columbia, and the States of California, Connecticut, Delaware, et al.

Robert Stephen Notzon , Law Office of Robert S. Notzon, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches.

Before Willett, Ho, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.


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