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.)

Reply of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

Brief amici curiae of Minnesota, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief of Texas not accepted for filing. (December 13, 2023 - Corrected electronic documents submitted.)

Brief of respondent Texas (DEC. 19, 2023) filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)

Record received from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk.

CIRCULATED

Brief amici curiae of Professors James W. Ely, Jr., et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Carlos M. Vázquez filed.

Brief amici curiae of National Association of Realtors®, American Property Owners Alliance, and Texas Realtors® filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ernest A. Young filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Brief amicus curiae of American Farm Bureau Federation filed.

Amicus brief of American Farm Bureau Federation not accepted for filing. (Duplicate submission - November 21, 2023)

Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of Ilya Somin, et al. filed.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)

Brief of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.

Reply of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed.

Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.

Brief amici curiae of Ilya Somin and Cato Institute filed.

Response Requested. (Due May 10, 2023)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.

Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.

Supplemental brief of petitioners Richard Devillier, et al. filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 19, 2023)

Richard Devillier, et al., Petitioner, represented by Andrew Heller Ward

Richard Devillier, et al., Petitioner, represented by Christen Mason Hebert

Richard Devillier, et al., Petitioner, represented by Robert James McNamara

State of Texas, Respondent, represented by Aaron Lloyd Nielson

State of Texas, Respondent, represented by Lanora Christine Pettit

American Farm Bureau Federation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul J. Beard II

Atlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence S. Ebner

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeremy Charles Marwell

Ilya Somin and Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Caroline Cook Lindsay

Minnesota, Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth Catherine Kramer

National Association of Realtors®, American Property Owners Alliance, and Texas Realtors®, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gerald Brinton Lucas

National Association of Realtors®, American Property Owners Alliance, and Texas Realtors®, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brett A. Shumate

National Federation of Independant Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., and Manhattan Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Joyce La Fetra

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Joyce La Fetra

Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert H. Thomas

Pacific Legal Foundation, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Center, Inc., and Manhattan Instistute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Joyce La Fetra

Professor Carlos M. Vázquez, Amicus Curiae, represented by Felicia H. Ellsworth

Professor Ernest A. Young, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Professors James W. Ely, Jr., and Julia Mahoney and The Buckeye Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Glenn Saunders

United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth B. Prelogar