Legal Opinion
Marc Veasey v. Greg Abbott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2017No. 17-40884PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
On August 23, 2017, the district court granted permanent injunctions against the enforcement of Sections 1 through 15 and Sections 17 through 22 of Senate Bill 14 (SB 14) and against the enforcement of Senate Bill 5 (SB 5). The State filed an emergency motion to stay these injunctions. The United States filed a response in our court, consenting to a stay pending appeal. The appellees opposed the State’s motion.
The district court enjoined the enforcement of SB 14 and SB 5 seven days before the Texas Secretary of State’s internal deadline to finalize voter-registration certificates. These…
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