UNITED STATES v. ABBOTT

No. 22-50212.

85 F.4th 328 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Greg ABBOTT, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, Defendant-Appellant, Annunciation House; Angry Tias And Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley; Jennifer Harbury; FIEL Houston, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leif Eric Overvold , Alexander K. Haas , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Brian Boynton , Jean Lin , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for United States of America.

Kathryn Lynn Huddleston , American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Houston, TX, Cody Wofsy , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Immigrants' Rights Project, San Francisco, CA, Ming Cheung , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Voting Rights Project, New York, NY, Andre Segura , American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Annunciation House, Angry Tias And Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley, Jennifer Harbury, FIEL Houston.

Evan Scott Greene , Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Texas Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Amy Snow Hilton , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Stewart, Willett, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


In July 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order that prohibited private individuals from providing ground transportation to migrants who were previously detained or subject to expulsion. The United States brought a lawsuit against Governor Abbott and the State of Texas, arguing that the executive...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases