Opinion
No. 23-50632
01-17-2024
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Greg ABBOTT, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Texas; State of Texas, Defendants—Appellants.
Michael Thomas Gray, Andrew Marshall Bernie, Andrew D. Knudsen, Brian H. Lynk, Esq., Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, Landon Wade, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Ari Cuenin, Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Munera Al-Fuhaid, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX, Monroe David Bryant, Jr., Ryan Daniel Walters, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Special Litigation Division, Austin, TX, Aaron Lloyd Nielson, Lanora Christine Pettit, Coy Allen Westbrook, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants. Matt A. Crapo, Immigration Reform Law Institute, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Immigration Reform Law Institute. Anthony J. Powell, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Kansas, Topeka, KS, for Amici Curiae State of Kansas, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Georgia, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Louisiana, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of North Dakota, State of Oklahoma, State of Utah, State of Virginia.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 1:23-CV-853 ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC (Opinion December 01, 2023, 5 CIR., 2023, 87 F.4TH 616) Michael Thomas Gray, Andrew Marshall Bernie, Andrew D. Knudsen, Brian H. Lynk, Esq., Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, Landon Wade, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Ari Cuenin, Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Austin, TX, Munera Al-Fuhaid, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX, Monroe David Bryant, Jr., Ryan Daniel Walters, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Special Litigation Division, Austin, TX, Aaron Lloyd Nielson, Lanora Christine Pettit, Coy Allen Westbrook, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants. Matt A. Crapo, Immigration Reform Law Institute, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Immigration Reform Law Institute. Anthony J. Powell, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Kansas, Topeka, KS, for Amici Curiae State of Kansas, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Georgia, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Louisiana, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of North Dakota, State of Oklahoma, State of Utah, State of Virginia. Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Stewart, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:
A member of the court having requested a poll on the petition for rehearing en banc, and a majority of the circuit judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in favor, to hear this case en banc,
IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs. Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 41.3, the panel opinion in this case dated December 01, 2023, is VACATED.