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No. 20-0394
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IN RE STATE OF TEXAS

Oral argument was held on May 20, 2020. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on May 27, 2020. File Closed

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May 15, 2020

Briefs for today's oral argument about mail-in voting

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  • IN RE STATE OF TEXAS

    • The Court has issued opinions:

    Hecht Green Guzman Lehrmann Devine Blacklock Busby

    Opinion of the Court

    Guzman Lehrmann Busby

    Concurring

    Boyd

    Concurring

    Bland

    Concurring

    May 13, 2020

    Texas attorney general seeks mail-in ballot ruling from state Supreme Court

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    from Texas Tribune

    Opinions

    May 27, 2020

    Hecht
    Green
    Guzman
    Lehrmann
    Devine
    Blacklock
    Busby

    Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Green, Justice Guzman, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, Justice Blacklock, and Justice Busby joined. PDF

    Bland

    Justice Bland delivered a concurring opinion PDF

    Boyd

    Justice Boyd delivered a concurring opinion PDF

    Guzman
    Lehrmann
    Busby

    Justice Guzman delivered a concurring opinion, in which Justice Lehrmann and Justice Busby joined. PDF

    Court of Appeals

    None

    Trial Court

    None

    Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

    Docket Entries

    Date Event Outcome  
    2020-07-09 Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  
    2020-05-27 Concurring Opinion issued.   Issued
    2020-05-27 Opinion issued   Denied
    2020-05-27 Concurring Opinion issued.   Issued
    2020-05-27 Supreme Court of Texas Orders Issued
    2020-05-27 Concurring Opinion issued.   Issued
    2020-05-23 Post submission brief filed (Respondent)  
    2020-05-21 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
    2020-05-21 Letter brief  
    2020-05-21 Post submission brief filed (Relator)  
    2020-05-21 Post submission brief filed (Relator)  
    2020-05-21 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-20 Letter Filed  
    2020-05-20 Oral argument  
    2020-05-20 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-20 Post submission brief filed (Respondent)  
    2020-05-20 Letter brief (Relator)  
    2020-05-19 Submission Schedule
    2020-05-19 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
    2020-05-19 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
    2020-05-19 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
    2020-05-19 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-19 Exhibits in case/cause filed (Respondent)  
    2020-05-19 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-19 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
    2020-05-18 Supreme Court of Texas Orders Issued
    2020-05-18 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Denied
    2020-05-18 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Denied
    2020-05-18 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed   Case set for oral argument
    2020-05-18 Mandamus Set to Argue
    2020-05-18 Letter Filed  
    2020-05-18 Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  
    2020-05-18 Appendix Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Response to Motion filed  
    2020-05-18 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  
    2020-05-18 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Intervenor)  
    2020-05-18 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
    2020-05-15 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-15 Motion to Intervene filed  
    2020-05-15 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-15 Motion to Intervene filed  
    2020-05-14 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
    2020-05-14 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
    2020-05-13 Case Record Filed  
    2020-05-13 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
    2020-05-13 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  

    Parties

    Party Counsel Role
    Diane Trautman, in her official capacity as Harris County Clerk
    Robert Wayne Soard
    Mr. Douglas P. Ray
    Mr. Vincent R. Ryan Jr.
    Ms. Susan Lea Hays
    Ms. Nirja Sharma Aiyer
    		 Respondent
    Dana DeBeauvoir, in her official capacity as Travis County Clerk
    Mr. David A. Escamilla
    Mr. Andrew M. Williams
    Ms. Leslie Wood Dippel
    Ms. Sharon Kay Talley
    Cynthia W. Veidt
    Ms. Sherine Elizabeth Thomas
    		 Respondent
    Toni Pippins-Poole, in her official capacity as Dallas County Elections Administrator
    Mr. Russell Roden
    		 Respondent
    Remi Garza, in his official capacity as Cameron County Elections Administrator
    Mr. Luis V. Saenz
    		 Respondent
    Lisa Wise, in her official capacity as El Paso County Elections Administrator
    Ms. Jo Anne Bernal
    Mr. Kevin Paul McCary
    		 Respondent
    The State of Texas
    Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins
    Mr. Ryan Lee Bangert
    Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
    Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
    Lanora Pettit
    Mr. Bill Davis
    Ms. Natalie D. Thompson
    		 Relator

    Amici Curiae

    Amicus Curiae Counsel
    Lervisit, Woot
    Woot Lervisit
    Price, Zachary
    Thomas Buser-Clancy
    Ms. Rebecca Stevens
    Andre Segura
    Mr. Edgar Saldivar
    Mr. Kevin H. Dubose
    Mimi Marziani
    Joaquin Gonzalez
    Honest Elections Project
    Dallin Holt
    Phillip Gordon
    National Medical Association
    Nickolas Spencer
    Ms. Barbara A. Radnofsky
    Mr. Gary L. Bledsoe
    Nicole Pedersen
    Varon, Joseph
    Nicole Pedersen
    Ms. Barbara A. Radnofsky
    Mr. Gary L. Bledsoe
    Nickolas Spencer
    Healthcare Professionals and Institutions
    Mr. Michael S. Truesdale
    Ms. Amanda Garrett Taylor
    Ms. Amy L. Saberian
    League of Women Voters of Austin Area
     
    Murphey, Dona
    Ms. Barbara A. Radnofsky
    Nicole Pedersen
    Mr. Gary L. Bledsoe
    Nickolas Spencer
    MOVE Texas Action Fund
     
    Brandt, Mary L.
    Mr. Gary L. Bledsoe
    Nicole Pedersen
    Nickolas Spencer
    Ms. Barbara A. Radnofsky
    Texas Public Policy Foundation
    Mr. Robert Earl Henneke
    Randall, James N.
     
    Doctors for America
    Mr. Gary L. Bledsoe
    Nickolas Spencer
    Ms. Barbara A. Radnofsky
    Nicole Pedersen
    Texas Democratic Party
    Mr. Chad Wilson Dunn
    Mr. Martin Golando
    Mr. Richard Alan 'Dicky' Grigg
    Mr. K. Scott Brazil
    Hinojosa, Gilberto
     
    Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility
    Mr. Peter D. Kennedy
    Mr. Richard Warren Mithoff
    Marianne Nitsch
    Mr. P. M. Schenkkan
    League of Women Voters of Texas
     
    McCaffity for Congress
    Mr. Sean Joseph McCaffity
    Sansing, Shanda Marie
     
    Chenven, M.D., Norman
    Mr. P. M. Schenkkan
    Mr. Richard Warren Mithoff
    Marianne Nitsch
    Mr. Peter D. Kennedy
    Cascino, Joseph Daniel
     
    Allen, M.D., Ryan
    Mr. P. M. Schenkkan
    Mr. Richard Warren Mithoff
    Marianne Nitsch
    Mr. Peter D. Kennedy
    Workers Defense Action Fund
     
    Nguyen, Bich-May
    Ms. Barbara A. Radnofsky
    Nickolas Spencer
    Nicole Pedersen
    Mr. Gary L. Bledsoe
    ...
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