Opinion
No. 23-50224
07-03-2024
Leila Green LITTLE; Jeanne Puryear; Kathy Kennedy; Rebecca Jones; Richard Day; Cynthia Waring; Diane Moster, Plaintiffs—Appellees, v. LLANO COUNTY; Ron Cunningham, in his official capacity as Llano County Judge; Jerry Don Moss, in his official capacity as Llano County Commissioner; Peter Jones, in his official capacity as Llano County Commissioner; Mike Sandoval, in his official capacity as Llano County Commissioner; Linda Raschke, in her official capacity as Llano County Commissioner; Amber Milum, in her official capacity as Llano County Library System Director; Bonnie Wallace, in her official capacity as Llano County Library Board Member; Rochelle Wells, in her official capacity as Llano County Library Board Member; Rhoda Schneider, in her official capacity as Llano County Library Board Member; Gay Baskin, in her official capacity as Llano County Library Board Member, Defendants—Appellants.
Katherine Patrice Chiarello (argued), Ryan A. Botkin, Maria Amelia Calaf, Ian Crichton, Botkin Chiarello Calaf, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, Marissa Benavides, BraunHagey & Borden, L.L.P., New York, NY, Matthew Borden, Kory James DeClark, Ellen Valentik Leonida, BraunHagey & Borden, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs—Appellees. Jonathan F. Mitchell (argued), Austin, TX, for Defendants—Appellants. Marc Aaron Fuller, Esq., Jackson Walker, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Amici Curiae Association of American Publishers, Incorporated, Candlewick Press, Incorporated, Hachette Book Group, Incorporated, HarperCollins Publishers, L.L.C., Macmillan Publishing Group, L.L.C., Penguin Random House, L.L.C., Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, Scholastic Incorporated. Robert Corn-Revere, Esq., JT Morris, Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Thomas F. Allen, Jr., Frost Brown Todd, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Ryan W. Goellner, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.C., Cincinnati, OH, Kevin T. Shook, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.P., Columbus, OH, for Amici Curiae Freedom to Read Foundation, Texas Library Association, American Library Association. Henry Charles Whitaker, Office of the Attorney General, for the State of Florida, Tallahassee, FL, for Amici Curiae, State of Florida, State of Texas, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of North Dakota, State of South Carolina, State of Utah, State of West Virginia.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 1:22-CV-424, Robert L. Pitman, U.S. District Judge ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC (Opinion June 6, 2024, 5 CIR., 2024, 103 F.4th 1140) Katherine Patrice Chiarello (argued), Ryan A. Botkin, Maria Amelia Calaf, Ian Crichton, Botkin Chiarello Calaf, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, Marissa Benavides, BraunHagey & Borden, L.L.P., New York, NY, Matthew Borden, Kory James DeClark, Ellen Valentik Leonida, BraunHagey & Borden, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs—Appellees. Jonathan F. Mitchell (argued), Austin, TX, for Defendants—Appellants. Marc Aaron Fuller, Esq., Jackson Walker, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Amici Curiae Association of American Publishers, Incorporated, Candlewick Press, Incorporated, Hachette Book Group, Incorporated, HarperCollins Publishers, L.L.C., Macmillan Publishing Group, L.L.C., Penguin Random House, L.L.C., Simon & Schuster, Incorporated, Scholastic Incorporated. Robert Corn-Revere, Esq., JT Morris, Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Thomas F. Allen, Jr., Frost Brown Todd, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Ryan W. Goellner, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.C., Cincinnati, OH, Kevin T. Shook, Frost Brown Todd, L.L.P., Columbus, OH, for Amici Curiae Freedom to Read Foundation, Texas Library Association, American Library Association. Henry Charles Whitaker, Office of the Attorney General, for the State of Florida, Tallahassee, FL, for Amici Curiae, State of Florida, State of Texas, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of North Dakota, State of South Carolina, State of Utah, State of West Virginia. Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Stewart, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:
A member of the court having requested a poll on the petition for rehearing en banc, and a majority of the circuit judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in favor,
IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs. Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 41.3, the panel opinion in this case dated June 6, 2024, is VACATED.