Texas Div, Sons of Confdr Vet, et al v. Victor Van, No. 13-50411 (5th Cir. 2015)

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Case: 13-50411 Document: 00513132904 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/28/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 13-50411 July 28, 2015 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk TEXAS DIVISION, SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, INCORPORATED, a Texas Corporation; GRANVEL J. BLOCK, Individually; RAY W. JAMES, Individually, Plaintiffs–Appellants v. VICTOR T. VANDERGRIFF, In His Official Capacity as Chairman of the Board; CLIFFORD BUTLER, In His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board; RAYMOND PALACIOS, JR., In His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board; LAURA RYAN, In Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Board; VICTOR RODRIGUEZ, In His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board; MARVIN RUSH, in his official capacity as a Member of the Board; JOHN WALKER, III, In His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board; BLAKE INGRAM, In His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board, Defendants–Appellees Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Before SMITH, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: We are confronted with this case on remand from the Supreme Court. The Court reversed the judgment of a majority of this panel. See Walker v. Tex. Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., No. 14-144 (U.S. June 18, 2015). Case: 13-50411 Document: 00513132904 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/28/2015 No. 13-50411 Accordingly, we now AFFIRM the district court’s judgment for the reasons outlined in the Supreme Court’s opinion. 2

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