No. 25A1389
 
Title: Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, et al., Applicants
v.
Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas
Docketed: June 15, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (25-51073)
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jun 10 2026 Application (25A1389) to vacate stay, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document Lower Court Orders/Opinions Proof of Service
Jun 15 2026 Response to application (25A1389) requested by Justice Alito, due by 4 p.m. (EDT) on June 22, 2026.
Jun 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Netchoice, et al. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Tech Scholars filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association, Technet, and Engine Advocacy filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 18 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Institute for Family Studies filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 19 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Patriot Voices, Inc. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 22 2026 Response to application from respondent Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 22 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Child Advocacy Groups filed.
Main Document Proof of Service
Jun 22 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 23 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Florida, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 24 2026 Reply of applicant Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, et al. filed.
Reply Proof of Service
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Ambika Kumar
Counsel of Record
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104
ambikakumar@dwt.com
Ph: 206-622-3150
Party name: Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, et al.


Attorneys for Respondent
William Robert Peterson
Counsel of Record
Office of the Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548 (MC-059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548
william.peterson@oag.texas.gov
Ph: 512-936-1700
Party name: Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Texas


Other Attorneys
Joseph Carl Cecere
Counsel of Record
Cecere, PC
6035 McCommas Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75206
ccecere@cecerepc.com
Ph: 469-600-9455
Party name: Child Advocacy Groups


David Morgan Steven Dewhirst
Counsel of Record
Office of the Solicitor General
PL-01, The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050
David.Dewhirst@myfloridalegal.com
Ph: 850-414-3681
Party name: State of Florida


Steven Andrew Engel
Counsel of Record
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
STEVEN.ENGEL@DECHERT.COM
Ph: 2022613369
Party name: Patriot Voices, Inc.


Steven Paul Lehotsky
Counsel of Record
Lehotsky Keller LLP
200 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001
steve@lkcfirm.com
Ph: 2023652509
Party name: NETCHOICE, THE CATO INSTITUTE, CHAMBER OF PROGRESS, CLAY CALVERT, THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, CONSUMER CHOICE CENTER, THE DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE, THE FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION, THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOUNDATION, THE JAMES MADISON INSTITUTE, PARKVIEW INSTITUTE, THE PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY, REASON FOUNDATION, TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE, TECHFREEDOM, AND WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION


Jay Alan Sekulow
American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Ph: 2025468890
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice


Jordan Adam Sekulow
Counsel of Record
American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
sekulow.jas@aclj.org
Ph: 202-546-8890
Party name: American Center for Law and Justice


Joel Lauren Thayer
Counsel of Record
Thayer, PLLC
1255 Union Street NE, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20002
jthayer@thayer.tech
Ph: 7606680934
Party name: The Institute for Family Studies


Joel Lauren Thayer
Counsel of Record
Thayer, PLLC
1255 Union Street NE, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20002
jthayer@thayer.tech
Ph: 7606680934
Party name: Tech Scholars


Anne Margaret Voigts
Counsel of Record
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2400 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
anne.voigts@pillsburylaw.com
Ph: (650) 233-4075
Party name: Software & Information Industry Association, Technet, and Engine Advocacy