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handle is hein.preview/supbmmkn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: No. 21-588
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UNITED STATES, PETITIONER
V.
TEXAS, ET AL.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
RESPONDENTS' JOINT MOTION FOR DIVIDED ARGUMENT
Pursuant to Rule 21 and 28.4 of this Court, Respondent the State of Texas (Texas)
and Intervenor-Respondents Erick Graham, Jeff Tuley, and Mistie Sharp (Intervenor-
Respondents) jointly file this motion for divided oral argument. Respondents request
that argument time be divided as follows: 20 minutes for Texas, and 10 minutes for Inter-
venor-Respondents. Petitioner the United States does not oppose respondents' request
to divide time.
1.    Texas and the Intervenor-Respondents have been represented by separate
counsel throughout this litigation. They have filed separate briefs in the district court, the
court of appeals, and this Court. And they presented separate arguments in the district
court at the hearing on petitioner's motion for temporary restraining order or preliminary
injunction.
2.    Although generally aligned, Texas and the Intervenor-Respondents have
separate interests in this litigation. Texas seeks prevent the United States from enjoining
Texas as a State, all the members of its judiciary, and its citizens. Intervenor-

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