Today the 5th Circuit issued an order, setting oral arguments in Texas v. United States for April 17 in New Orleans.

The court will hear oral argument on the motion for stay pending appeal, as well as any other motions that may be pending by that time, on Friday April 17 at 10:00am in New Orleans. Each side will be allowed one hour for argument. Because, under the briefing schedule set forth above, the court will have the benefit of the appellants’ opening merits brief but presumably not the appellees’ merits brief, the appellees are permitted (but not required) to file, by April 14, a separate brief of not more than 6000 words, limited to responding to any matters addressed in the appellants’ opening merits brief that pertain to the motion for stay pending appeal.