VeaseyV.Perry

Last Updated: April 12, 2019 at 8:55 AM

Veasey v. Abbott

Case Information

Date Filed: June 26, 2013
State: Texas
Issues: Voter ID, Voter Registration, Voter Supression
Courts that Heard this Case: District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case 2:13-cv-00193); US Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit (Case 17-40884)

Issue:

Issue 1:

Does SB 14 violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973, by denying the right to vote on account of race and language minority?

Issue 2:

Does SB 14 violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by purposely denying minority voters equal protection for registration and voting?

Issue 3:

Does SB 14 violate the Fifteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by purposely denying minority voters the right to vote?

Issue 4:

Does SB 14 severely burden or facially discriminate against a class of voters without a legitimate governmental interest and violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

Issue 5:

Does SB 14 restrict freedom of speech and association in violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

Issue 6:

Does SB 14 create a poll tax in violation of the Fourteenth and Twenty-First Amendments of the U.S. Constitution?

Status:

District Court opinion striking down voter ID law filed 10/9/14. Fifth Circuit Opinion filed 8/5/15. Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed 8/28/15. Application to Vacate Fifth Circuit Stay filed in U.S. Supreme Court 3/25/16. Order Denying Application to Vacate Stay filed 4/29/16. Fifth Circuit En Banc Opinion filed 7/20/16. Consent Motion in District Court for Entry of Temporary Remedial Order filed 7/23/16. Order Granting Consent Motion filed 7/23/16. Joint submission of agreed terms filed 8/3/16. Order Regarding Agreed Interim Plan filed 8/10/16. U.S.'s and Private Plaintiffs' Motions to Enforce Interim Remedial Order filed 9/6/16 and 9/7/16. Response to Motions to Enforce Interim Remedial Order filed 9/12/16. Order Granting Motion to Enforce Interim Remedial Order filed 9/20/16. Parties' Proposed Findings of Fact filed 11/18/16. Responses to Proposed Findings of Fact filed 12/16/16. U.S. motion to voluntarily withdraw discriminatory purpose claim filed 2/27/17. Order on remand finding violation of Voting Rights Act filed 4/10/17. Order Granting Section 2 Remedies filed 8/23/17. Notice of Appeal filed 8/23/17. Motion for Stay filed in District Court 8/24/17. Motion for Stay filed in 5th Circuit 8/25/17. District Court Order Granting Limited Stay filed 8/30/17. 5th Circuit Order Granting Stay filed 9/5/17. Revised Notice Setting 5th Circuit Oral Argument for Week of Dec. 4 filed 9/6/17. Petition for En Banc Hearing filed 9/8/17. Expedited Briefing Schedule filed 9/21/17. Order Denying Petition for En Banc Hearing filed 10/10/17. Appellant's Brief filed 10/17/17. U.S. Brief filed 10/26/17. Private Plaintiffs' Brief filed 11/7/17. Appellant's Reply Brief filed 11/20/17. Oral Argument heard 12/5/17. 2-1 Panel Opinion Rejecting Challenge to Voter ID Law filed 4/27/18. Opinion reversing District Court filed 6/19/18. Final Judgement and Case Termination filed 9/17/2018.

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