Legal Opinion

Marc Veasey v. Greg Abbott

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 27, 2018No. 17-40884PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

*795 This appeal by the state of Texas follows remand from the en banc court concerning the state's former photo voter ID law ("SB 14"). During the remand, the Texas legislature passed a law designed to cure all the flaws cited in evidence when the case was first tried. The legislature succeeded in its goal. Yet the plaintiffs were unsatisfied and successfully pressed the district court to enjoin not only SB 14, but also the new ameliorative law ("SB 5"). Because the district court's permanent injunction *796 and order for further relief abused its discretion, we reverse…

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2Cases cited68 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Mark Spell v. John EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  2. George Richardson v. Texas Secretary of StaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  3. NC NAACP State Conference v. Ken RaymondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2020
  4. Vote.Org v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  5. Veasey v. AbbottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021

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