| 1990 |
6/30/1994 |
Districts - Local/Other
Voting Rights Act
U.S. Constitution - 14th Amendment
NAACP
U.S. Constitution - 15th Amendment |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Holder v. Hall - 114 S.Ct. 2581 (1994) |
Holder v. Hall. Court opinion regarding action brought by black voters challenging that single county commissioner form of government violated Constitution and Voting Rights Act.(460 KB)
34 pages
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| 2010 |
12/18/2015 |
Districts - Congressional
Voting Rights Act |
Court opinion |
North Carolina. Supreme Court |
Dickson v. Rucho - 14-839 |
Dickson v. Rucho. No. 201PA12-3. Court opinion re North Carolina's legislative and congressional districts.(551 KB)
126 pages
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| 2010 |
0/0/2014 |
Districts - Congressional
Voting Rights Act |
Court opinion |
North Carolina. Supreme Court |
Dickson v. Rucho - 14-839 |
Dickson v. Rucho. Court opinion re North Carolina's legislative and congressional districts.(372 KB)
80 pages
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| 1980 |
6/29/1982 |
Voting Rights Act
U.S. Constitution - 15th Amendment |
Statute/Constitution/Regulation |
United States. Congress |
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Public Law 91-285. An Act to extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the discriminatory use of tests, and for other purposes. Pages 1-10 contain the 1965 law (PL 89-110), while pages 11-26 contain the 1982 law.(73 KB)
26 pages
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| 1960 |
8/6/1965 |
Voting Rights Act
U.S. Constitution - 15th Amendment |
Statute/Constitution/Regulation |
United States. Congress |
|
Public Law 89-110. Voting Rights Act of 1965. Eighty-ninth Congress of the United States of America. An Act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. Pages 1-10 contain the 1965 law, while pages 11-26 contain the 1982 law (PL 91-285).(73 KB)
26 pages
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| 1990 |
6/19/1997 |
Districts - Congressional
Voting Rights Act
One person one vote |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Abrams v. Johnson - 117 S.Ct. 1925 (1997) |
Abrams v. Johnson. Syllabus. Action brought by Georgia residents challenging constitutionality of legislative redistricting plan, and seeking injunction against further use of plan in congressional elections. Held: The District Court's redistricting plan is not unconstitutional.(38 KB)
3 pages
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| 2000 |
3/9/2009 |
Compactness
Voting Rights Act
Voting - racial bloc
U.S. Supreme Court |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Bartlett v. Strickland - 556 U.S. 1 (2009) |
Bartlett v. Strickland. Court opinion re crossover districts.(223 KB)
52 pages
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| 1980 |
10/5/1983 |
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process |
Report |
House Study Group |
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House Study Group Interim News, Redistricting Update. Number 68-1.(1002 KB)
9 pages
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| 1980 |
6/0/1980 |
Redistricting history
Apportionment law
Voting Rights Act
Apportionment/Redistricting - case law |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
Southwestern Law Journal |
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Reapportionment by state legislatures: a guide for the 1980's by Steve Bickerstaff [Southwestern Law Journal, Volume 34, No. 2, pp. 607-686](5000 KB)
82 pages
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| 2010 |
1/20/2012 |
Districts - Congressional
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Voting Rights Act |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Perry v. Perez - 565 U.S. --- (2012)
Perry v. Davis - 11-714 |
Supreme Court finding Jan 20, 2012. Perry v. Perez (11-713); Perry v. Davis (11-714); Perry v. Perez (11-715). Per Curiam. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Maps for the 2012 elections are vacated and cases are remanded.(404 KB)
13 pages
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| 1980 |
0/0/1976 |
Districts - House
Voting Rights Act |
Court opinion |
United States District Court, W.D. Texas, Austin Division |
Graves v. Barnes - 408 F.Supp. 1050 (1976) 343 F.Supp. 704 (1972) 92 S.Ct. 752 (1972) |
Graves v. Barnes. Memorandum opinion.(354 KB)
11 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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| 2010 |
1/20/2012 |
Districts - Congressional
Districts - House
Districts - Senate
Voting Rights Act |
Court opinion |
United States. Supreme Court |
Perry v. Perez - 565 U.S. --- (2012)
Perry v. Davis - 11-714 |
Perry v. Perez (11-713); Perry v. Davis (11-714); Perry v. Perez (11-715). Jan 20 2012_SupremeCourt Opinion vacating SA Court order. Per Curiam. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Justice Thomas concurring. (Slip opinion).(86 KB)
13 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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| 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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| 1990 |
5/0/1995 |
Redistricting history
Voting Rights Act |
Article (Website/Blog)
Glossary |
American Civil Liberties Union |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993) |
Reaffirmation or Requiem for the Voting Rights Act? The Court Will Decide. A Public Policy Alert from the American Civil Liberties Union, May 1995.(795 KB)
20 pages
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| 1990 |
10/6/1999 |
Districts - School
Voting Rights Act |
Article (Website/Blog) |
Court TV Online |
Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board - 120 S.Ct. 866 | 117 S.Ct. 1491 | 528 U.S. 320 (2000) |
High court to hear minority voting-rights case. [Reno v. Bossier Parish Board].(122 KB)
2 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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| 1980 |
10/15/1980 |
Voting Rights Act |
Report |
House Study Group |
|
Redistricting, Part Four: The Voting Rights Act [Special Legislative Report, No. 60].(3992 KB)
80 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 |
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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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| 2010 |
0/0/2010 |
Apportionment law
State-by-state comparison
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting process |
Report |
NAACP, MALDEF, Asian American Justice Center |
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The Impact of Redistricting in Your Community: A Guide to Redistricting(49248 KB)
84 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 |
0/0/1991 |
Districts - Congressional
Voting Rights Act |
Report |
Everett, Robinson O. |
Baker v. Carr - (369 U.S. 186) 82 S.Ct. 691 (1962) |
Political Pornography in Congressional Redistricting [Illinois, Florida, Texas, and North Carolina](317 KB)
5 pages
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| 2000 |
0/0/2000 |
State-by-state comparison
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting principles/theory |
Report |
Council of State Governments |
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Drawing the Map: Redistricting in the South by Daniel J. O'Connor III for the Southern Legislative Conference [SLC Special Series Report](12211 KB)
72 pages
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| 2000 |
0/0/2000 |
Districts - Congressional
Apportionment law
Gerrymander
Voting Rights Act
Redistricting principles/theory |
Book |
Hebert, J. Gerald |
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The Realists' Guide to Redistricting - Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls by J. Gerald Hebert, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Paul M. Smith, Sam Hirsch, and Heather K. Gerken(8639 KB)
120 pages
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| 1990 |
10/0/1994 |
Districts - Congressional
Voting Rights Act |
Article (Magazine/Journal) |
American University Law Review |
Shaw v. Reno - 509 U.S. 630 | 113 S.Ct. 2816 (1993) |
Conference - the Supreme Court, racial politics, and the right to vote: Shaw v. Reno and the future of the voting rights act [volume 44, number 1](12977 KB)
127 pages
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