Denied

No. 25-29

Priscilla Villarreal v. Isidro R. Alaniz, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Docket Entries

Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

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Record Requested.

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Reply of petitioner Priscilla Villareal filed.

Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.

Brief of respondents Isidro R. Alaniz, et al. in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 7, 2025, for all respondents.

Motion of Claudio Trevino, Jr., et al. to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2025 to November 7, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Response Requested. (Due September 24, 2025)

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Brief amici curiae of Journalists David Barstow, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.

Brief amici curiae of Independent Journalists filed.

Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.

Waiver of right of respondents Claudio Trevino, Jr., Juan L. Ruiz, Deyanira Villarreal, and Does 1-2 to respond filed.

Brief amici curiae of Young America's Foundation, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondents Isidro R. Alaniz, Marisela Jacaman to respond filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Muckrock Foundation filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 8, 2025)

Parties

Priscilla Villareal, Petitioner, represented by Joshua Tyler Morris

Claudio Trevino, Jr., Juan L. Ruiz, Deyanira Villarreal, and Does 1-2, Respondent, represented by William Michael McKamie

Claudio Trevino, Jr., Juan L. Ruiz, Deyanira Villarreal, and Does 1-2, Respondent, represented by Alicia Kara Kreh

Isidro R. Alaniz, et al., Respondent, represented by F. Andrew Hessick

Isidro R. Alaniz, Marisela Jacaman, Respondent, represented by Jason Eric Magee

State of Texas, Respondent, represented by William Robert Peterson

Amici Curiae

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cynthia Fleming Crawford

Cato Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Arthur Berry

Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Brianne Jenna Gorod

First Liberty Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by April Ann Wimberg

Independent Journalists, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine Bukowski Smith

Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Caroline Grace Brothers

Journalists David Barstow, Kathleen McElroy, Walter Robinson, John Schwartz, and Jacob Sullum, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Aaron Kudzin

Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Amicus Curiae, represented by David John Debold

Muckrock Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron S. Jacobs

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 24 News Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bruce David Brown

Young America's Foundation and Manhattan Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Rory Thomas Gray

 
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