NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION; Texas Press Association; Joseph Pappalardo, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants,
v.
Steven McCRAW, in his official capacity as Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety; Dwight Mathis, in his official capacity as Chief of the Texas Highway Patrol; Kelly Higgins, in his official capacity as District Attorney of Hays County, Texas, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.
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Lanora Christine Pettit (argued), Coy Allen Westbrook , Office of the Texas Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Heather Lee Dyer , Christopher D. Hilton , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees Steven McCraw, Dwight Mathis.
Michael Lovins, Lovins Trosclair, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae East Texas Ranch, L.P.
Joshua Scott Turner, Wiley Rein, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International.
Eric J. R. Nichols, Marshall Ayres Bowen, Cory Liu, Butler Snow, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas District and County Attorneys.
Thomas Byrne Sullivan, Ballard Spahr, L.L.P., New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Advance Publications, Incorporated, Associated Press, Cable News Network, Incorporated, E.W. Scripps Company, Fox Television Stations, L.L.C., Gray Media Group, Incorporated, Gannett Company, Incorporated, New York Times Company, Radio Television Digital News Association, News/Media Alliance, Sinclair Incorporated, TEGNA, Incorporated, WP Company, L.L.C.
Bruce D. Brown, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae 27 News Media Organizations, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Texas Association of Broadcasters.
Before Clement, Elrod, and Willett, Circuit Judges.
Don R. Willett, Circuit Judge:
Our prior panel opinion, National Press Photographers Association v. McCraw, 84 F.4th 632 (5th Cir. 2023), is WITHDRAWN and the following opinion is SUBSTITUTED therefor:
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