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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 11-14532-CC
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D.C. Docket No. 2:11-cv-2746-SLB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant
, vs. THE STATE OF ALABAMA, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees
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No. 11-14535-CC
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D.C. Docket No. 5:11-cv-2484-SLB HISPANIC INTEREST COALITION OF ALABAMA, et al.,
Plaintiffs- Appellants
, vs. GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees
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On appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
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STATE DEFENDANTS’
OPPOSITION TO THE
APPELLANTS’
MOTIONS FOR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL
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Luther Strange
Attorney General
John C. Neiman, Jr.
Solicitor General
Elizabeth Prim Escalona
Deputy Solicitor General
Margaret L. Fleming James W. Davis Misty S. Fairbanks William G. Parker, Jr. Joshua K. Payne
Assistant Attorneys General
O
FFICE OF THE
A
TTORNEY
G
ENERAL
501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0152 Telephone: (334) 242-7300 Facsimile: (334) 353-8440 October 11, 2011
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United
States
v.
Alabama
I
lth
Circuit
Case
No.
I
I-14532-CCHICA
v.
BentleyI
I
th
Circuit
Case
No.
I
I
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45
35-CC
Certificate
of
Interested
Persons
Pursuant
to
11th
Cir. Rule
26.I-I,
counsel
for
State
Defendants
certify
thatthey believe
that
the Certificates
of
Interested
Persons
and Corporate
Disclosure
Statements contained
in
the
Appellants Motions for Injunction
Pending Appeal
are
correct, but
for
the
following
additional parlies:
Blackburn,
Sharon
L., United
States
District
Judge
Strange,
Luther, Alabama
Attorney
General
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE APPELLANTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO SUCCEED ON THE MERITS. .......................................................................................................... 6
The United States Advocates an Unprecedented Approach to Preemption. ................................................................................................. 7
THE EQUITIES DO NOT FAVOR AN INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL. .......................................................................................................37
The United States Will Not Suffer Irreparable Harm if the Challenged Sections Are Enforced During this Expedited Appeal. ......................................................................................................37
The HICA Plaintiffs Will Not Suffer Irreparable Harm if the Challenged Sections Are Enforced During this Expedited Appeal. ......................................................................................................40
The State and the Public Will Be Harmed if a Valid Legislative Enactment Is Left Unenforced, and On-Again, Off-Again Enforcement Will Confuse the Public. .....................................................44
V.
CONCLUSION. .............................................................................................46
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ................................................................................48
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