No. 22-809

Texas State LULAC, et al. v. Lupe C. Torres, in Her Official Capacity as the Medina County Elections Administrator, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: causation circuit-split first-amendment government-act injury mens-rea self-censorship standing
Key Terms:
Environmental FirstAmendment Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a plaintiff must show that a challenged government act is the sole cause of its injury to have standing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. To have standing to challenge an unlawful government act, must a plaintiff show that the act is the sole cause of its injury, as the Fifth Circuit held, or only that the act contributes to its injury, as the Second, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits have held? 2. When a plaintiff asserts standing based on selfcensorship in response to a law with a mens rea element, must the plaintiff show that it would otherwise possess the prohibited mens rea, as the Fifth Circuit held, or only that the plaintiff wishes to engage in conduct that might reasonably be interpreted to violate the law, as the Eighth Circuit has held?

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-26
2023-06-12
2023-04-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 12, 2023, for all respondents.
2023-04-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 12, 2023 to June 12, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-04-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
2023-04-12
Response Requested. (Due May 12, 2023)
2023-03-21
Waiver of right of respondents Lupe C. Torres, in his official capacity as the Medina County Elections Administrator and Terrie Pendley, in her official capacity as the Real County Tax Assessor-Collector to respond filed.
2023-03-20
Waiver of right of respondent Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General to respond filed.
2023-02-23
2023-01-13
Application (22A632) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 23, 2023.
2023-01-10
Application (22A632) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 24, 2023 to March 25, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Clifford Tatum, in his official capacity as the Harris County Elections Administrator
Tiffany Bingham BriscoeHarris County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Tiffany Bingham BriscoeHarris County Attorney's Office, Respondent
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General
Lanora Christine PettitOffice of the Texas Attorney General, Respondent
Lanora Christine PettitOffice of the Texas Attorney General, Respondent
Judd Edward Stone IITexas Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Judd Edward Stone IITexas Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Lupe C. Torres, in his official capacity as the Medina County Elections Administrator and Terrie Pendley, in her official capacity as the Real County Tax Assessor-Collector
Chance Dean WeldonTexas Public Policy Foundation, Respondent
Chance Dean WeldonTexas Public Policy Foundation, Respondent
Texas State LULAC; Voto Latino
Uzoma Nkem NkwontaElias Law Group LLP, Petitioner
Uzoma Nkem NkwontaElias Law Group LLP, Petitioner