HOPKINS v. WATSON

No. 19-60662 consolidated with No. 19-60678.

108 F.4th 371 (2024)

Dennis HOPKINS, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Herman Parker, Jr., individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Walter Wayne Kuhn, Jr., individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Bryon Demond Coleman, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Jon O'Neal, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Earnest Willhite, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Secretary of State Michael WATSON, in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellant, Dennis Hopkins, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Herman Parker, Jr., individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Walter Wayne Kuhn, Jr., individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Jon O'Neal, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Earnest Willhite, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Bryon Demond Coleman, individually and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. Secretary of State Michael Watson, in his official capacity, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 18, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan K. Youngwood (argued), Esq., Janet A. Gochman, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, L.L.P., New York, NY, Bradley E. Heard, Southern Poverty Law Center, Decatur, GA, Leslie Faith Jones, Southern Poverty Law Center, Jackson, MS, Ahmed Soussi, Southern Poverty Law Center, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Scott G. Stewart (argued), Justin Lee Matheny, Esq., Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Carroll E. Rhodes, Esq., Attorney, Law Offices of Carroll Rhodes, Hazlehurst, MS, Joshua Tom, American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

R. Trent McCotter, George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Separation of Powers Clinic, Arlington, VA, for Amicus Curiae Separation of Powers Clinic in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Carroll E. Rhodes, Esq., Attorney, Law Offices of Carroll Rhodes, Hazlehurst, MS, for Amicus Curiae Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Louis Peter Petrich, Ballard Spahr, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, for Amici Curiae James Haywood, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jody E. Owens, II, Ronald Sampson, American Probation and Parole Association, Joseph Wade in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Andrew T. Tutt, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Cato Institute, DKT Liberty Project, Due Process Institute in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Matthew W. Walch, Latham & Watkins, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, Patrick Berry, Sean Morales-Doyle, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Faith-Based Organizations and Religious Leaders in No. 19-60662.

Matthew W. Walch, Latham & Watkins, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, Patrick Berry, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Faith-Based Organizations and Religious Leaders in No. 19-60678.

Lauren Aguiar, Litigation Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P., New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Thirteen National and Mississippi Voting Rights, Civil Rights, and Racial Justice Organizations and Coalitions in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Jared Gregory LeBlanc, LeBlanc Flanery, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Rutgers Law School International Human Rights Clinic in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Ari J. Savitzky, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Reason Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Caroline Van Zile, Esq., Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Office of the Solicitor General, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae District of Columbia, State of Connecticut,.State of Illinois, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Pennsylvania, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, State of California in Nos. 19-60662, 19-60678.

Before Richman, Chief Judge, King, Jones, Smith, Stewart, Dennis, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges.


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