Staley v. Harris County TX

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• equity allowed injunction to remain in place because the action mooting the case was only temporary
• party who obtained permanent injunction in trial court was “prevailing party” entitled to attorney’s fees
• “[V]acatur is to be determined on a case-by-case basis, governed by facts and not inflexible 106 Case: 21-10806 Document: 00516140297 Page: 107 Date Filed: 12/21/2021 No. 21-10806 rules.”
• addition of a neon light around a Bible changed the meaning of a monument
• rejecting a similar strategy with respect to mootness

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Cited by

33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Green Valley Special Util Dist v. Donna Nelson, et
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-08-07· cited 116×
• Wade Steven Gardner v. William Mutz
  Eleventh Circuit· 2020-06-22· cited 58×
• Rims Barber v. Phil Bryant
  Fifth Circuit· 2017-06-22· cited 43×
• Utah Highway Patrol Ass'n v. American Atheists, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2011-10-31· cited 35×
• Lauren C. v. Lewisville Indep. Sch. Dist.
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-09-14· cited 30×
• Hassoun v. Searls
  Second Circuit· 2020-09-22· cited 30×
• Freedom From Religion Fdn v. Abbott
  Fifth Circuit· 2023-01-27· cited 26×
• Joseph Thomas v. Tate Reeves
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-06-18· cited 25×
• DeOtte v. State of NV
  Fifth Circuit· 2021-12-17· cited 25×
• Hall v. Louisiana
  Fifth Circuit· 2018-03-13· cited 25×
• T & D Video, Inc. v. City of Revere
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-11-27· cited 24×
• League of Women Voters of Florida Inc. v. Florida Secretary of State
  Eleventh Circuit· 2023-04-27· cited 23×
• American Humanist Ass'n v. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
  Fourth Circuit· 2017-10-18· cited 16×
• Barney O. Padgett v. James B. Peake
  Veterans Claims· 2008-07-08· cited 9×
• Smith v. Edwards
  Fifth Circuit· 2023-12-19· cited 7×
• Amawi v. Paxton
  Fifth Circuit· 2022-09-07· cited 6×
• Freedom From Religion v. Mack
  Fifth Circuit· 2022-09-29· cited 5×
• Red River Freethinkers v. City of Fargo
  Eighth Circuit· 2014-08-25· cited 3×
• Rims Barber v. Phil Bryant
  Fifth Circuit· 2017-09-29· cited 1×
• Factor King, LLC v. Block Builders, LLC
  M.D. Louisiana· 2016-09-15· cited 1×

Cites

34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2000-01-12· cited 6,373×
• Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Resources
  Supreme Court· 2001-05-29· cited 3,075×
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co.
  Supreme Court· 1953-05-25· cited 2,512×
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona
  Supreme Court· 1997-03-03· cited 2,323×
• Marks v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1977-03-01· cited 2,149×
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1950-11-13· cited 2,057×
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis
  Supreme Court· 1979-03-27· cited 1,768×
• Texas v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-31· cited 1,234×
• U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership
  Supreme Court· 1994-11-08· cited 1,229×
• City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1982-02-23· cited 1,119×
• County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union
  Supreme Court· 1989-07-03· cited 1,111×
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1968-11-25· cited 896×
• McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Ky.
  Supreme Court· 2005-06-27· cited 509×
• Stone v. Graham
  Supreme Court· 1981-01-12· cited 481×
• Van Orden v. Perry
  Supreme Court· 2005-06-27· cited 343×
• Daniel DILLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bryan S. GUNN, Warden; Norma Wells; Sgt. Butler; B. Schelke, Defendants-Appellants
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-09-08· cited 324×
• Freeman v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-05-07· cited 208×
• National Black Police Association v. District of Columbia
  D.C. Circuit· 1997-03-07· cited 197×
• Gates v. Cook
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-06-28· cited 179×
• Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood County
  Supreme Court· 1936-12-14· cited 175×

Other cases named Staley v. Harris County TX

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Staley v. Harris County TX
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-08-15
• Staley v. Harris County TX
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-11-20