Legal Opinion

Marc Veasey v. Greg Abbott

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 20, 2016No. 14-41127PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYNES, Circuit Judge,

joined by STEWART, Chief Judge, and DAVIS, PRADO, SOUTHWICK, GRAVES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges, in full; DENNIS and COSTA, Circuit Judges, joining in all but Part II.A.1 and *225concurring in the judgment.1

In 2011, Texas (“the State”) passed Senate Bill 14 (“SB 14”), which requires individuals to present one of several forms of photo identification in order to vote. See Act of May 16, 2011, 82d Leg., R.S., ch. 123, 2011 Tex. Gen. Laws 619. Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the constitutionality and legality of the law. The district court held that SB 14 was enacted with…

2Cases cited100 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by123 opinions

  1. Valenti v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  2. North Carolina State Conference of NAACP v. McCroryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  3. Texas Democratic Party v. Greg Abbott, GoveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  4. Ohio Democratic Party v. Jon HustedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  5. Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. HustedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016

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