No. 22-913
 
Title: Richard Devillier, et al., Petitioners
v.
Texas
Docketed: March 20, 2023
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (21-40750)
   Decision Date: November 23, 2022
   Rehearing Denied: January 11, 2023
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 17 2023 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2023)
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Mar 29 2023 Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
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Mar 29 2023 Supplemental brief of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed.
Main Document Other Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 05 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
Apr 10 2023 Response Requested. (Due May 10, 2023)
Apr 20 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 10, 2023 to June 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 24 2023 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 9, 2023.
May 10 2023 Brief amici curiae of Ilya Somin and Cato Institute filed.
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May 10 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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Jun 09 2023 Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
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Jun 23 2023 Reply of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed.
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Jun 28 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Sep 29 2023 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 13 2023 Brief of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed.
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Nov 13 2023 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)
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Nov 17 2023 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Nov 17 2023 Brief amici curiae of Ilya Somin, et al. filed.
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Nov 17 2023 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.
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Nov 17 2023 Amicus brief of American Farm Bureau Federation not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission - November 21, 2023)
Nov 17 2023 Brief amicus curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation filed.
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Nov 20 2023 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Nov 20 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
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Nov 20 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
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Nov 20 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ernest A. Young filed.
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Nov 20 2023 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Realtors®, American Property Owners Alliance, and Texas Realtors® filed.
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Nov 20 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Carlos M. Vázquez filed.
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Nov 20 2023 Brief amici curiae of Professors James W. Ely, Jr., et al. filed.
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Nov 30 2023 CIRCULATED
Nov 30 2023 Record received from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk.
Dec 12 2023 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 13 2023 Brief of Texas not accepted for filing. (December 13, 2023 - Corrected electronic documents submitted.)
Dec 13 2023 Brief of respondent Texas (DEC. 19, 2023) filed. (Distributed)
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Dec 20 2023 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Dec 20 2023 Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 05 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Jan 05 2024 Reply of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 16 2024 Argued. For petitioners: Robert J. McNamara, Arlington, Va. For respondent: Aaron L. Nielson, Solicitor General, Austin, Tex.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Apr 16 2024 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
May 20 2024 Judgment Issued.
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Aug 20 2024 Record returned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Robert James McNamara
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
901 N Glebe Road
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
RMCNAMARA@IJ.ORG
Ph: 703-682-9320
Party name: Richard Devillier, et al.


Christen Mason Hebert
Institute for Justice
816 Congress Avenue, Suite 970
Austin, TX 78701
chebert@ij.org
Ph: 512-480-5936
Party name: Richard Devillier, et al.


Andrew Heller Ward
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
andrew.ward@ij.org
Ph: 703-682-9320
Party name: Richard Devillier, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Aaron Lloyd Nielson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
aaron.nielson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: State of Texas


Lanora Christine Pettit
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
lanora.pettit@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: State of Texas


Judd Edward Stone II
Texas Attorney General's Office
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
JUDD.STONE@OAG.TEXAS.GOV
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: State of Texas


Other Attorneys
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Paul J. Beard II
Counsel of Record
FisherBroyles LLP
453 S. Spring St.
Suite 400-1458
Los Angeles, CA 90013
PAUL.BEARD@FISHERBROYLES.COM
Ph: 818-216-3988
Party name: American Farm Bureau Federation


Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
811 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, TX 77002
GCosta@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 346.718.6600
Party name: Professor Ernest A. Young


Lawrence S. Ebner
Counsel of Record
Atlantic Legal Foundation
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
lawrence.ebner@atlanticlegal.org
Ph: 202-729-6337
Party name: Atlantic Legal Foundation


Felicia H. Ellsworth
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
felicia.ellsworth@wilmerhale.com
Ph: 617-526-6687
Party name: Professor Carlos M. Vázquez


Elizabeth Catherine Kramer
Counsel of Record
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
445 Minnesota Street
Suite 1100
Saint Paul, MN 55101
LIZ.KRAMER@AG.STATE.MN.US
Ph: 6517571010
Party name: Minnesota, Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia


Deborah Joyce La Fetra
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
DLAFETRA@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Deborah Joyce La Fetra
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
DLAFETRA@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: National Federation of Independant Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., and Manhattan Institute


Deborah Joyce La Fetra
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
DLAFETRA@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: (916) 419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Center, Inc., and Manhattan Instistute


Caroline Cook Lindsay
Counsel of Record
Hilgers Graben PLLC
332 S Michigan Avenue, Suite 121 #5612
Chicago, IL 60604
CLINDSAY@HILGERSGRABEN.COM
Ph: 402-313-3480
Party name: Ilya Somin and Cato Institute


Gerald Brinton Lucas
Counsel of Record
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
blucas@jonesday.com
Ph: 202-879-3686
Party name: National Association of Realtors®, American Property Owners Alliance, and Texas Realtors®


Jeremy Charles Marwell
Counsel of Record
Vinson & Elkins LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 500W
Washington, DC 20037
JMARWELL@VELAW.COM
Ph: 202-639-6507
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America


Thomas Glenn Saunders
Counsel of Record
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
THOMAS.SAUNDERS@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: 202-663-6536
Party name: Professors James W. Ely, Jr., and Julia Mahoney and The Buckeye Institute


Brett A. Shumate
Jones Day
51 Louisiana Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
BSHUMATE@JONESDAY.COM
Ph: 202-879-3939
Party name: National Association of Realtors®, American Property Owners Alliance, and Texas Realtors®


Robert H. Thomas
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Ste 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
RTHOMAS@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG
Ph: 916-419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation