No. 09-50822
In the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
Abigail Noel Fisher, Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
University of Texas at Austin, et al., Defendants-Appellees
On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States
On July 15, 2014, by a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the U.S. District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of The University of Texas at Austin. On February 10, 2015, Plaintiff filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the United States Supreme Court, which was granted on June 29, 2015.
Petition for Rehearing En Banc
- Opinion Denying Rehearing (November 12, 2014)
- Appellee's Response to Appellant's Petition for Rehearing En Banc (August 11, 2014)
- Appellant's Petition for Rehearing En Banc (July 29, 2014)
Opinion
- Opinion (July 15, 2014)
Briefs
- Plaintiff-Appellant's Supplemental Reply (November 8, 2013)
- Supplemental Brief for Appellees (October 25, 2013)
- Plaintiff-Appellant's Supplemental Brief (October 4, 2013)
Amicus Curiae
Briefs in Support of Defendants-Appellees
- American Council on Education and 41 other Higher Education Organizations
- The Family of Heman Sweatt
- The Black Student Alliance at The University of Texas at Austin, The Black Ex-Students of Texas, Inc., and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al.
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice
- Latino Amici Curiae
- Coalition of Black Male Achievement Initiatives
Briefs in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant
- Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
- Paul Gaziano, Gail Heriot, and Peter Kirsanow
- The Cato Institute
- Asian American Legal Foundation and the 80-20 National Asian-American Educational Foundation
Court Orders
- Order for Supplemental Briefing (September 12, 2013)
Arguments Concerning Further Proceedings On Remand
- Appellees' Statement Concerning Further Proceedings On Remand (July 23, 2013)
- Proposed Schedule for Supplemental Briefing and Response to Appellees' Statement Concerning Further Proceedings on Remand (July 24, 2013)
- Appellees' Reply Concerning Further Proceedings On Remand (July 29, 2013)
- Appellant's Reply in Support of Proposed Schedule for Supplemental Briefing (August 1, 2013)
- Motion to Strike Appellant's Sur-reply Concerning Further Proceedings On Remand (August 2, 2013)
- Appellant's Opposition to Motion to Strike (August 5, 2013)