| 1990 |
1/20/1999 |
Districts - Judicial
Preclearance
Judicial selection |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Lopez v. Monterey County Cal. - 119 S.Ct. 693 (1999) 117 S.Ct. 340 (1996) |
Lopez v. Monterey County, Cal. Court opinion regarding action brought by Hispanic voters against county alleging that it had violated ยง 5 of the Voting Rights Act by failing to obtain federal preclearance of consolidation ordinances that resulted in single, countywide municipal court.(664 KB)
100 pages
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| 2000 |
1/24/2000 |
Districts - School
Preclearance |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board - 120 S.Ct. 866 | 117 S.Ct. 1491 | 528 U.S. 320 (2000) |
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board. Court opinion regarding motion filed by Louisiana parish school board for declaratory judgment of preclearance under VRA for proposed redistricting plan.(211 KB)
57 pages
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| 2010 |
8/11/2016 |
Districts - House
Gerrymander
Preclearance
Voting - racial bloc |
Court opinion |
United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina |
Covington v. State of North Carolina - 1:15-cv-399 |
Covington v. North Carolina. Memorandum Opinion. Race was determined to be a predominating factor in drawing several House districts. The court will allow the November 2016 elections to proceed as scheduled under the challenged plans, despite their unconstitutionality and racial gerrymandering in violation of the Equal Protection Clause, and the NC General Assembly is ordered to draw remedial districts in their next legislative session.(524 KB)
167 pages
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| 2010 |
6/22/2009 |
Preclearance
Legal pleadings |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder - 557 U.S. 193 (2009) |
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One (NAMUDNO) v. Holder. Court opinion.(1003 KB)
39 pages
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| 1980 |
3/11/1982 |
Districts - Congressional
Redistricting history
Courts - federal
Preclearance |
Report |
House Study Group |
Seamon v. Upham - Civil Action No. P-81-49-CA | 536 F.Supp. 931 | 536 F.Supp. 1030 (1982) |
The Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans [Interim News, No. 67-11](362 KB)
6 pages
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| 2010 |
12/19/2011 |
Elections - primary elections
Preclearance
U.S. Supreme Court |
Article (Website/Blog) |
Concurring Opinions |
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board - 120 S.Ct. 866 | 117 S.Ct. 1491 | 528 U.S. 320 (2000)
Georgia v. Ashcroft - 123 S. Ct. 2498 (2003)
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder - 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
Riley v. Kennedy - 07-77 |
The Texas Redistricting Case and the Likely Continued Erosion of the Section 5 Process. By Michael Pitts. Includes comments.(462 KB)
4 pages
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| 2010 |
6/25/2013 |
Voting Rights Act
Preclearance |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Shelby County v. Eric Holder - 133 S. Ct. 2612 (2013) |
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General. Opinion June 25, 2013.(281 KB)
68 pages
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| 1990 |
5/22/1991 |
Districts - House
Preclearance |
Map |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
Statewide Proposed District Map (Note: Justice Department invalidated - plan never used), H.B. 150, House Engrossment, 5/22/1991, PLANH641(971 KB)
29 pages
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| 2010 |
2/15/2012 |
Census data
Redistricting history
Minority groups
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
Redistricting principles/theory
Preclearance |
Working Paper
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Wattson, Peter S. |
Perez v. State of Texas - Civil Action No. 11-CV-360-OLG-JES-XR |
Texas Redistricting 2012: The Mess in Texas by Peter S. Wattson.(849 KB)
17 pages
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| 2010 |
3/25/2015 |
Gerrymander
Population - ideal district size
Preclearance |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama - 134 S.Ct. 2695 (2014) 575 U.S. --- (2015) |
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama. Court opinion delivered by Justice Breyer regarding the redrawing of Alabama's House and Senate districts. Judgment of the District Court is vacated and cases are remanded.(556 KB)
56 pages
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| 1990 |
10/0/1997 |
Voting Rights Act
Preclearance |
Court document
Article (Website/Blog) |
American Civil Liberties Union |
State of Texas v. United States - 97-29 866 F.Supp. 20 (1994) 785 F.Supp. 201 (1992) Civil Action No. 91-2383 |
State of Texas v. United States of America. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia - Brief for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. in Support of Appellee.(468 KB)
11 pages
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| 1990 |
5/31/1995 |
Voting Rights Act
Preclearance |
Court document |
United States District Court, District of Columbia |
State of Texas v. United States - 97-29 866 F.Supp. 20 (1994) 785 F.Supp. 201 (1992) Civil Action No. 91-2383 |
State of Texas v. United States of America. Reply to the United States' Response to the State of Texas' Motion for Dismissal.(62 KB)
4 pages
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| 1980 |
0/0/1983 |
Districts - Senate
Texas Attorney General
Legislative Redistricting Board
Preclearance |
Legislation |
Texas. Legislature. Senate |
Terrazas v. Clements - 537 F.Supp. 514 (1982) | 581 F.Supp. 1319 (1983) |
S.R. No. 599 - Senate Resolution relating to directing the Attorney General of Texas to take certain action relative to the case of Terrazas v. Clements. 68th Legislature, Regular Session.(520 KB)
6 pages
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| 1980 |
12/3/1982 |
Redistricting history
Voting Rights Act
Preclearance |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
Redistricting 1983: The Task Continues [Interim News, No. 67-16] Includes "Key Events in 1980 Redistricting".(1317 KB)
25 pages
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| 2010 |
8/0/2011 |
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
One person one vote
TLC Publications
Preclearance |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
State and Federal Law Governing Redistricting in Texas [Contents: The Texas Redistricting Process / One Person, One Vote: The Equal Population Requirement / Minority Vote Dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act / Federal Preclearance: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act / Constitutional Prohibitions Against Racial Discrimination and Gerrymandering / Partisan Gerrymandering / Substantive Redistricting Standards in the Texas Constitution / Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans](18722 KB)
164 pages
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| 1990 |
3/0/1991 |
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
One person one vote
TLC Publications
Preclearance |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
State and Federal Law Governing Redistricting in Texas [Contents: The Texas Redistricting Process / One Person, One Vote: The Equal Protection Requirement / Minority Vote Dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act / Federal Preclearance: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act / Constitutional Protection of Minority Voting Rights / Partisan Gerrymandering / Substantive Redistricting Standards in the Texas Constitution / Standards for Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans](4550 KB)
183 pages
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| 2000 |
3/0/2001 |
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process
One person one vote
TLC Publications
Preclearance |
Report |
Texas Legislative Council |
|
State and Federal Law Governing Redistricting in Texas [Contents: The Texas Redistricting Process / One Person, One Vote: The Equal Protection Requirement / Minority Vote Dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act / Federal Preclearance: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act / Constitutional Prohibitions Against Racial Discrimination and Gerrymandering / Partisan Gerrymandering / Substantive Redistricting Standards in the Texas Constitution / Court-Ordered Redistricting Plans](19583 KB)
148 pages
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| 1990 |
0/0/1995 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law
Preclearance
Voting - racial bloc |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Mississippi Law Journal |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993)
Miller v. Johnson - 115 S.Ct. 2475 | 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
LULAC v. Clements - 999 F.2d 831 (5th Cir. 1993) 914 F.2d 620 (5th Cir. 1990)
Presley v. Etowah County Com'n - 112 S.Ct. 820 (1992) |
1990s Issues in Voting Rights by Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley [in Mississippi Law Journal, vol. 65](6217 KB)
35 pages
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