Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Laura Lee Prather , Counsel (argued), Michael Lambert , William Reid Pillifant , Attorney, Catherine Lewis Robb , Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Book People, Incorporated, Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, Incorporated, and Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Laura Lee Prather , Counsel (argued), William Reid Pillifant , Attorney, Catherine Lewis Robb , Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees VBK, Incorporated, and American Booksellers Association.
Lanora Christine Pettit , Benjamin Edward Prengler , Coy Allen Westbrook , Office of the Texas Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Christina Cella , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, Kateland R. Jackson (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants Martha Wong, and Kevin Ellis.
Lanora Christine Pettit , Coy Allen Westbrook , Office of the Texas Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Christina Cella , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, General Litigation Division, Austin, TX, Kateland R. Jackson (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Mike Morath.
Chance Weldon, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas State Representative Jared Patterson.
James G. Byrd, O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Menlo Park, CA, for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties of Texas, Dean Lawrence Sager, and Professor Dale Carpenter.
Linda Steinman, Davis Wright Tremaine, L.L.P., New York, NY, Thomas S. Leatherbury, Esq., Dallas, TX, for Amici Curiae Association of University Presses, Barnes & Noble, Incorporated, Educational Book and Media Association, Half Price Books, Records, Magazines, Incorporated, Independent Book Publishers Association, Penguin Random House, L.L.C., and Sourcebooks, L.L.C.
Thomas S. Leatherbury, Esq., Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae Freedom to Learn Advocates.
Catherine Bukowski Smith, Garrett Meisman, Attorney, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Peter Steffensen, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Speech Communication Association.
Joshua J. Bennett, Carter Arnett, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, JT Morris, Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
Joshua J. Bennett, Carter Arnett, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, for Amici Curiae Cato Institute, and National Coalition Against Censorship.
Thomas F. Allen, Jr., Benjamin Arnold West, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Ryan W. Goellner, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.C., Cincinnati, OH, Kevin T. Shook, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.P., Columbus, OH, for Amici Curiae Freedom to Read Foundation, and American Association of School Librarians.
Peter Drew Kennedy, Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae PEN American Center, Incorporated.
Before Wiener, Willett, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
