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Texas v. United States

Case Information

Date Filed: July 19, 2011
State: Texas
Issue: Redistricting
Courts that Heard this Case: United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:11-cv-01303); United States Supreme Court (Case 12-496); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Case 14-5151)

Issue:

Whether Texas' Recently Enacted Redistricting Plans Violate Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

Status:

Trial commenced 1/17/12. Post-trial briefs filed 2/6/12 and 2/7/12. Opinion issued 8/28/12. Notice of appeal to U.S. Supreme Court filed 8/31/12. Jurisdictional statement filed 10/19/12. Mexican-American Legislative Caucus' Motion to Affirm filed 12/6/12. United States' Motion to Affirm in Part filed 12/7/12. Davis' Motion to Affirm filed 12/7/12. Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Motion to Affirm filed 12/7/12. Texas' Reply Brief filed 12/13/12. Judgment Vacated and Remanded in light of Shelby County v. Holder filed 6/27/13. Memorandum and Order of Dismissal filed 12/3/13. Order Dissolving Three-Judge District Court on 1/22/14. Order filed 6/18/14. Notice of Appeal filed 6/23/14. Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay filed 6/23/14. Order granting Motion to stay filed 6/24/14. Texas' opening Court of Appeals brief filed 12/15/14. Joint appendix filed 12/15/14. Joint Appellee Brief filed 1/14/15. Appellant Reply Brief filed 1/28/15. Oral argument heard 4/21/15. Opinion affirming district court filed 8/18/15.

See also Davis v. Perry and Perez v. Texas

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 7/19/11)
• Application for Three-Judge Court (filed 7/20/11)
• Notice and Memo in Support of Application (filed 7/20/11)
• Order Granting Application for Three-Judge Court (filed 7/21/11)
• Motion by Davis et al to Intervene (filed 7/21/11)
• Response of AG Holder (filed 7/27/11)
• Texas' Response in Opposition to Intervention (filed 8/3/11)
• Davis et al Reply in Support of Intervention (filed 8/8/11)
• Texas' Motion to Expedite (filed 8/11/11)
• Order Granting Motion to Intervene (filed 8/16/11)
• Answer of Davis et al (filed 8/17/11)
• MALC's Motion to Intervene (filed 8/17/11)
• TLRTF's Motion to Intervene (filed 8/17/11)
• MALC Response (filed 8/21/11)
• TLBC Motion to Intervene (filed 8/22/11)
• TLRTF Motion to Intervene as Defendant (filed 8/22/11)
• Attorney General's Combined Response to Motion to Intervene (filed 8/24/11)
• Plaintiff's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Intervention (filed 8/26/11)
• Proposed Intervenors' Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene as Defendants (filed 9/02/11)
• Joint Reply of the Texas Black Caucus and MALc to Plaintiff's Opposition to Intervention (filed 9/05/11)
• Motion for Leave to Intervene as Defendants (filed 9/06/11)
• Order Granting Motion to Intervene (filed 9/08/11)
• Proposed Answer of Defendant-Intervenor MALC (filed 9/08/11)
• Answer of Defendant-Intervenors (filed 9/08/11)
• Proposed Answer of Defendant-Intervenor Texas Legislative Black Caucus (filed 9/08/11)
• Answer of Defendant-Intervenor Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force to Plaintiff's Complaint for Declaratory Judgment (filed 9/08/11)
• Answer of Proposed Defendendant-Intervenors (filed 9/08/11)
• Motion by League of United Latin American Citizens to Intervene as Defendant (filed 9/12/11)
• Plaintiff State of Texas of Texas' Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 9/14/11)
• Answer of Defendant-Intervenors (filed 9/15/11)
• Answer of Defendant Holder (filed 9/19/11)
• Attorney General's Response to Motion to Intervene (filed 9/21/11)
• Intervenor's Legal Statement on How Destruction of Senate district 10 Violates Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (filed 9/23/11)
• US' Identification of Issues (filed 9/23/11)
• Order Granting Motion to Intervene (filed 9/29/11)
• US' Identification of Elections Considered (filed 10/03/11)
• Order Granting Motion to Intervene (filed 10/07/11)
• Expert Report of John Alford (filed 10/14/11)
• Defendant-Intervenor Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• MALC and LULAC's Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• Davis' Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• Gonzales' Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• Texas Latino Redistrciting Task Force's Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• Response of Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• TLBC, NAACP, and LULAC's Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/25/11)
• Texas' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 10/31/11)
• Texas' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 11/01/11)
• Letter Regarding Speed of Decision (filed 11/04/11)
• Order Denying Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 11/08/11)
• Memorandum Opinion (filed 12/22/11)
• TLRTF Advisory Regarding Plaintiff's Response to Requests for Production (filed 12/28/11)
• Brief of U.S. Regarding Plaintiff's Assertion of Various Privileges (filed 12/28/11)
• Davis' Memorandum Regarding Plaintiff's Objections to Discovery Based on Privilege (filed 12/28/11)
• Plaintiff's Brief Regarding Applicability of Various Privileges (12/28/11)
• Joint Notice of Trial Witnesses (filed 12/28/11)
• Reply of Davis Intervenors to Plaintiff's Memorandum on Privilege (filed 12/30/11)
• Reply of U.S. to Plaintiff's Memorandum on Privilege (filed 12/30/11)
• Plaintiff's Response to Defendants' Memoranda on Privilege (filed 12/30/11)
• Memorandum Opinion on Privilege Claims (filed 1/02/12)
• Order on Various Complaints (filed 1/02/12)
• Trial Scheduling Order (filed 1/04/12)
• Motion to Exclude Testimony of Defendant's Experts (filed 1/04/12)
• Plaintiff's Brief on Privilege (filed 1/05/12)
• Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Supplemental Brief Regarding Privilege (filed 1/05/12)
• Texas' Pre-filed Testimony (filed 1/10/12)
• NAACP's Pre-filed Testimony (filed 1/10/12)
• Joint Trial Brief of Davis, NAACP, LULAC, and Texas Legislative Black Caucus (filed 1/13/12)
• Trial Brief of Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force (filed 1/13/12)
• Trial Brief of Texas Legislative Black Caucus and NAACP (filed 1/13/12)
• US' Opening Trial Brief (filed 1/13/12)
• Pre-Trial Brief of NAACP (filed 1/13/12)
• Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Exclude Testimony (filed 1/13/12)
• Gonzales and Davis' Trial Brief (filed 1/13/12)
• Joint Opposition to Motion to Exclude Testimony (filed 1/13/12)
• Reply to Defendants' Opposition to Motion to Exclude Testimony (filed 1/15/12)
• Davis' Submission of Expert Witness Reports (filed 1/16/12)
• MALC's Notice of Submission of Testimony of Dr. Kousser (filed 1/16/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Ansolbehere (filed 1/17/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Wendy Davis (filed 1/17/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Kousser (filed 1/17/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Escamilla (filed 1/17/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Alford (filed 1/17/12)
• Filing of Dr. Murray's Expert Opinion (filed 1/19/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Arrington (filed 1/20/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Kousser (filed 1/20/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Flores (filed 1/20/12)
• Submission of Expert Witness Testimony of Dr. Engstorm (filed 1/20/12)
• Gonzales' Bench Brief Regarding Use of General election Data in Coalition Districts (filed 1/23/12)
• US Closing Argument (filed 2/01/12)
• Closing Argument of Hebert (filed 2/01/12)
• Closing Argument of MALC (filed 2/01/12)
• Closing Argument of Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force (filed 2/01/12)
• State of Texas Closing Argument (filed 2/01/12)
• Gonzales Closing Argument (filed 2/01/12)
• Joint Stipulation of Facts (filed 2/02/12)
• Request for Judicial Notice of Evidence (filed 2/03/12)
• NAACP Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• LULAC Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• MALC Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• Davis' Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• US' Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• State of Texas' Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Proposed Findings of Fact (filed 2/03/12)
• Gonzales Intervenors' Summary of Expert Testimony (filed 2/06/12)
• Davis' Summary of Expert Witness Testimony (filed 2/06/12)
• Proposed Stipulation by Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force (filed 2/06/12)
• MALC Summary of Report of Expert Dr. Kousser (filed 2/06/12)
• MALC's Post Trial Brief (filed 2/06/12)
• Summary of Expert Testimony of Dean Saenz (filed 2/06/12)
• Texas Legislative Black Caucus Post Trial Brief (filed 2/06/12)
• Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Summary of Expert Dr. Engstrom (filed 2/06/12)
• Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Summary of Expert Dr. Flores (filed 2/06/12)
• NAACP Post Trial Brief (filed 2/06/12)
• Summary of Expert Testimony of Dr. Murray (filed 2/06/12)
• Summary of Expert Testimony of Dr. Arrington (filed 2/06/12)
• State of Texas' Trial Brief (filed 2/06/12)
• Summary of Expert Testimony of Dr. Handley (filed 2/06/12)
• US's Post Trial Brief (filed 2/06/12)
• Davis and LULAC's Post Trial Brief (filed 2/06/12)
• Post Trial Brief Gonzales (filed 2/07/12)
• Post Trial Brief of Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force (filed 2/07/12)
• Joint Advisory of Defendant-Intervenors (filed 2/22/12)
• Response of Certain Defendants to Advisory of Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force (filed 3/01/12)
• Texas' Advisory Regarding 2012 Election Schedule (filed 3/01/12)
• State of Texas' Memorandum on District 25 (filed 3/13/12)
• Defendant's Memorandum on District 25 (filed 3/13/12)
• NAACP's Memorandum on District 25 (filed 3/13/12)
• Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Memorandum on District 25 (filed 3/13/12)
• Response to Certain Defendants to Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Brief Regarding Congressional District 25 (filed 3/16/12)
• Response of Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force to Brief Regarding District 25 (filed 4/02/12)
• Motion for Judicial Notice of 2012 Primary Results (filed 7/05/12)
• Defendant-Intervenors' Response to Motion for Judicial Notice (filed 7/19/12)
• Reply Memorandum of Defendant-Intervenors' in Support of Motion for Judicial Notice of Results from 2012 Primary (filed 7/25/12)
• Order on Motions to Take Judicial Notice (filed 8/28/12)
• Order Denying Motion to Intervene (filed 8/28/12)
• Opinion (filed 8/28/12)
• Final Judgment (filed 8/28/12)
• Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States (filed 8/31/12)
• Unopposed Motion to Postpone and Hold in Abeyance Filings of Motions for Attorney's Fees (filed 9/10/12)
• Notice of Receipt of Appeal (filed 10/23/12)
• Leave to File Denied: Letter from Robert Allensworth (filed 6/20/13)
• Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss (filed 7/3/13)
• Order Denying Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 7/1/13)
• Davis Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer and Counterclaim (filed 7/3/13)
  • Proposed Order (filed 7/3/13)
• Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Extend Filing Time (filed 7/12/13)
  • Proposed Order (filed 7/12/13)
• Plaintiff's 2nd Unopposed Motion to Extend Time (filed 7/15/13)
  • Proposed Order (filed 7/15/13)
• Minute Order Granting Defendant-Intervenor's Unopposed Motion for Extention of Time (filed 7/16/13)
• Minute Order Granting Plaintiff's 2nd Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time (filed 7/16/13)
• United States' Motion for Extension of Time (filed 7/16/13)
• Minute Order Granting United States' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time (filed 7/16/13)
• US Response to Intervenor's Motion to Amend (filed 7/25/13)
• US Response to Motion to Dismiss (filed 7/25/13)
• Latino Redistricting Response to Motion to Dismiss (filed 7/26/13)
• MALC's Response to Motion to Dismiss (filed 7/26/13)
• Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Amend (filed 7/26/13)
• Defendant's Memo in Opposition to Dismissal (filed 7/26/13)
• Certified Copy of SCOTUS Judgment (filed 7/29/13)
• Memorandum and Order of Dismissal (filed 12/3/13)
• Gonzales' Motion for Fees (filed 12/17/13)
• Davis' Motion for Fees (filed 12/17/13)
• NAACP's Motion for Fees (filed 12/17/13)
  • Declaration of Gary Bledsoe (filed 12/17/13)
• Advisory on Attorney's Fees (filed 12/22/13)
• Davis' Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to Fees (filed 12/29/13)
• Gonzales Intervenor's Reply Supporting Motion for Fees (filed 1/7/14)
• Notice of Supplemental Authority (filed 1/10/14)
  • Exhibit A (filed 1/10/14)
• Order Dissolving Three-Judge District Court (filed 1/22/14)
• Notice of Supplemental Authority (filed 5/29/14)
  • Exhibit
• Order (filed 6/18/14)
• Order granting Motion for Attorney Fees (filed 6/18/14)
• Notice of Appeal (filed 6/23/14)
• Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay (filed 6/23/14)
  • Memorandum
  • Exhibit
• Order granting Motion to Stay (filed 6/24/14)
• Order (filed 03/17/16)
• Unopposed Motion to Amend Order Awarding Attorneys' Fees (filed 04/22/16)
• ORDER granting Unopposed Motion to Amend Order Awarding Attorneys Fees (filed 04/26/16)

Court of Appeals Documents

• Texas' Motion for Stay (filed 6/25/14)
• Texas' Motion to Withdraw Stay (filed 6/25/14)
• Certificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases (filed 7/23/14)
• Certificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases (filed 7/25/14)
• Certificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases (filed 7/28/14)
• Texas' Statement of Intent regarding Appendix (filed 7/28/14)
• Certificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases (filed 7/28/14)
• Texas' Statement of the Issues (filed 7/28/14)
• Texas' Motion for Reversal (filed 8/11/14)
• Letter regarding attorney membership (filed 8/22/14)
• Davis Appellee's Response to Motion for Reversal (filed 8/25/14)
• Gonzales' Appellee's Response to Motion for Reversal (filed 8/25/14)
• Texas' Reply in Support of Motion for Reversal (filed 9/3/14)
• Per Curiam Order (filed 10/3/14)
• Clerk's Order (filed 10/10/14)
• Joint Response (filed 10/28/14)
• Clerk's Scheduling Order (filed 11/04/14)
• Texas' Opening Brief (filed 12/15/14)
• Joint Appendix (filed 12/15/14)
• USA Letter advising that will not file brief (filed 1/14/15)
• Joint Appellee Brief (filed 1/14/15)
• Order scheduling Oral Argument (filed 1/27/15)
• Letter filed by Appellee (filed 3/31/15)
• Per Curiam Order (filed 4/8/15)
• Clerk's Order (filed 4/8/15)
• Per Curiam Judgment (filed 8/18/15)
• Opinion (filed 8/18/15)
• Clerk's Order (filed 8/18/15)
• Defendant-Intervenor-Appellees' Joint Motion for Appellate Attorneys' Fees (filed 8/28/15)
• CLERK'S ORDER: Any Response to the Motion For Attorneys' Fees due Oct. 1 (filed 9/8/15)
• Response in Opposition to Joint Motion for Appellate Attorneys' Fees (filed 10/1/15)
• Reply in Support of Joint Motion for Appellate Attorneys' Fees (filed 10/7/15)
• PER CURIAM ORDER pending further order of the Court (filed 10/29/15)
• Motion for Attorneys' fees (filed 02/03/16)
• Response in Opposition (filed 02/12/16)
• REPLY in support of Intervenors-Appellees' Motion for Attorneys' Fees (filed 02/18/16)
• PER CURIAM ORDER to the district court (filed 03/17/16)
• Judgement (filed 03/17/16)

Supreme Court Documents

• Appellant's Jurisdictional Statement (filed 10/19/12)
• Mexican-American Legislative Caucus' Motion to Affirm (filed 12/6/12)
• United States' Motion to Affirm in Part (filed 12/7/12)
• Davis' Motion to Affirm (filed 12/7/12)
• Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's Motion to Affirm (filed 12/7/12)
• Appellant's Reply Brief (filed 12/13/12)
• Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal as Moot (filed 6/24/13)
• Distributed for Conference (filed 6/25/13)
• Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal by Appellant (filed 6/25/13)
• Judgment Vacated and Remanded in light of Shelby County v. Holder (filed 6/27/13)
• Judgment Issued (filed 7/29/13)
• LETTER received from the Clerk of the Supreme Court Re: a writ of certiorari (filed 10/22/15)
• LETTER from the Clerk of the Supreme Court denying the petition for writ of certiorari (filed 01/25/16)