Major Pending Election Cases | Texas League of United Latin American Citizens v. Hughs

Filing Date:

October 1, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (20-50867)

Issue(s):

Whether the Governor Abbott's order limiting absentee ballot drop-off locations to one per county violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act

Case Progress:

Motion for Preliminary Injunction 10/2/20
Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction 10/9/20
Notice of Appeal 10/9/20
Order Granting Administrative Stay 10/10/20
Order Granting Stay Pending Appeal 10/12/20
Order Granting Motion to Vacate Judgment of the District Court 2/22/21

Case Commentary

Case Updates: Week of Oct. 5-9, 2020
Case Updates: Week of Oct. 12-16, 2020
Case Updates: Week of Oct. 19-23

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint (10/1/20)
First Amended Complaint (10/5/20)
Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction (10/6/20)
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (10/6/20)
Defendants' Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (10/8/20)
Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (10/9/20)
Notice of Appeal (10/9/20)

Court of Appeals Documents

Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal and Temporary Administrative Stay (10/10/20)
Order Granting Temporary Administrative Stay (10/10/20)
LULAC Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition (10/12/20)
Straty Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition (10/12/20)
Amicus Brief of Fort Bend County Elections Administrator and Harris County Clerk (10/12/20)
Amicus Brief of California and Other States (10/12/20)
Amicus Brief of Texas NAACP (10/12/20)
Amicus Brief of Election Law Scholars (10/12/20)
Reply in Support of Stay Pending Appeal (10/12/20)
Order Granting Stay Pending Appeal (10/12/20)
Order Granting Motion to Vacate Judgment of the District Court (2/22/21)