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League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry

(page last updated October 31, 2007 at 2:32 PM)

Case Information

All Courts: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Case 2:03-cv-00354-TJW); U.S. Supreme Court (Case 05-204)
Topic(s): Redistricting
State: Texas
Date Filed: October 12, 2003
Date Ended: August 22, 2006

Status: Final judgment entered 8/22/06

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

On Remand

• ORDER setting Oral Argument in Austin, Texas at the Homer Thornberry Federal Building for August 3, 2006 (entered 6/29/2006)
  • Remedial proposals due by 7/14/06, Responses due by 7/21/06
• Remedial Brief Filed By "Jackson Plaintiffs" (filed 7/14/06)
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B1
  • Exhibit B2
• MOTION For Leave To Participate As An Amicus Curiae Pro Se By AJ Pate (filed 7/14/06)
  • Order Granting A.J. Pate's Motion To Participate As An Amicus Curiae Pro Se (entered 7/21/06)
• Remedial Brief Filed By A.J. Pate (filed 7/14/06)
  • Maps
  • Statistics
  • Appendix
• American GI Forum Brief in Support of a Remedial Order (filed 7/14/06)
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit 1 - Maps
• MOTION to Intervene and Submission of Proposed Remedial Redistricting Plan by Henry Bonilla, Henry Cuellar, and Lamar Smith (filed 7/14/06)
  • Text of Proposed Order
  • Affidavit in Support (filed 7/21/06)
  • AFFIDAVIT in Support
• Remedial Proposal And Brief On Remand From The United States Supreme Court by Frenchie Henderson (filed 7/14/06)
  • Exhibit Documentary Support
• Opening BRIEF in the Remedial Phase filed by State Defendants (filed 7/14/06)
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit D
  • Exhibit E
  • Exhibit 2a
  • Exhibit 2b
  • Exhibit 3a
  • Exhibit 3b
  • Exhibit 4-7
  • Exhibit E
  • Exhibit F
• BRIEF on Remedy filed by County of Travis, Texas City, of Austin TX (filed 7/14/06)
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit 2
  • Exhibit 3
  • Exhibit 4
• NOTICE by Texas Coalition of Black Democrats plan01421C_maps (filed 7/14/06)
  • Reports
• NOTICE by Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches Brief on Remedial Considerations (filed 7/14/06)
• Proposed Remedy BRIEF filed by League of United Latin American Citizens-Statewide (filed 7/17/06)
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B
  • Exhibit C
• RESPONSE BRIEF in the Remedial Phase filed by State of Texas (filed 7/21/06)
  • The Attorney General's brief on redistricting
  • Exhibit A: Districts as they are currently set
  • Exhibit B: New map proposal from the individual state defendants
• RESPONSE BRIEF on Remedy filed by City of Austin TX, Trinity County Texas (filed 7/21/06)
• REMEDIAL RESPONSE BRIEF filed by Jackson Plaintiffs (filed 7/21/06)
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B
  • Exhibit C
  • Exhibit D
  • Exhibit E
  • Exhibit F
  • Exhibit G
• REPLY to Proposed Remedys by League of United Latin American Citizens-Statewide(filed 7/21/06)
• Brief In Response, Filed By Texas Democratic Party (Filed 7/21/06)
• GI Forum Brief In Response To Remedial Proposals (Filed 7/21/06)
• Memorandum of Intervenors Bonilla and Smith Regarding Amended Bipartisan Compromise Plan (filed 7/26/06)
• MOTION to Intervene or in the alternative to appear as amicus for written comment by Nazirite Ruben Flores Perez (filed 7/26/06)
  • Text of Proposed Order
• REPLY to Proposed remedys by League of United Latin American Citizens-Statewide (filed 7/26/06)
• Amended Reply on Remedy by League of United Latin American Citizens-Statewide (filed 7/27/06)
• Memorandum Of Intervenor Congressman Henry Cuellar In Support Of Amended Partisan Compromise Plan (filed 7/27/06)
• LULAC v Perry Opinion (entered 8/4/06)
• ORDER Regarding 2006 Special Elections For Redrawn Congressional Voting Districts (entered 8/4/06)
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
• Appeal dismissed on the statement as to jurisdiction (entered 8/8/06)
• MOTION for Attorney Fees by League of United Latin American Citizens-Statewide (filed 8/18/06)
  • Text of Proposed Order
  • Affidavit of Rolando L. Rios for Attorney Fees
  • Affidavit of G. Korbel for Attorney Fees
  • Affidavit of Jose Garza for Attorney Fees
  • Affidavit of Luis Garza
  • Affidavit of M. Castro for Attorney Fees
• FINAL JUDGMENT (entered 8/22/06)

U.S. Supreme Court

• View the Opinion
• Initial Analysis
• Initial Analysis Part II
• Prof. Pildes's "First Thoughts"
• Chart of Justices' Positions on Issues in Case

Supreme Court Documents

• Docket 04-10649 (Henderson v. Perry)
• Docket 05-204 (League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry)
• Docket 05-254 (Travis County v. Perry)
• Docket 05-276 (Eddie Jackson, et al. v. Perry)
• Docket 05-439 (GI Forum v. Perry)
• Docket 05-298 (Soechting v. Perry)
• Docket 05-460 (Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson v. Perry)
• Oral argument transcript (argued 3/1/06)
• Order list: motion of the Travis County appellants for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument is denied; motion of appellee Charles Soechting for leave to file a supplemental brief after argument is granted
• Opinion

Orders

• Order noting probable jurisdiction
• Order on briefing and argument schedule
• Order on Motions for Divided Argument
• Order granting Solicitor General's Motion for Leave to Participate in the Oral Argument as Amicus Curiae and for Divided Argument

Jurisdictional Statements

• Jurisdictional Statement (Eddie Jackson, et al.)
  • Appendix
  • Appendix A: Post Vieth Remand Decision - Henderson v. Perry
  • Appendix B: Final Judgment - Henderson v. Perry
  • Appendix C: Pre-Vieth Decision - Session v. Perry
  • Appendix D: Judgment - Session v. Perry
  • Appendix E: Decision - Balderas v. Texas
  • Appendix F: Final Judgment - Balderas v. Texas
  • Appendix G: Map of Texas Congressional Districts
  • Appendix H: Map of Texas Congressional Districts
  • Appendix I: District 25 Silhouette
  • Appendix J: District 25 - With Population Density
  • Appendix K: Declaration of John A. Alford - Session v. Perry
  • Appendix L: Notice of Appeal - Henderson v. Perry
• Jurisdictional Statement (GI Forum of Texas, et al.) *
• Jurisdictional Statement (League of United Latin American Citizens) *
• Jurisdictional Statement (Travis County) *
• Jurisdictional Statement (Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson) *
• Jurisdictional Statement Index (Henderson)
  • Jurisdictional Statement
• Jurisdictional Statement (Charles Soechting) *

* = documents obtained from and posted with permission of Westlaw

Briefs/Motions of Appellants

• Brief for Appellants - Jackson v. Perry (filed 1/10/06)
• Brief for Travis County Appellants - Travis County v. Perry (filed 1/10/06)
• Brief for Appellant GI Forum, et al. - GI Forum of Texas v. Perry (filed 1/10/06)
• Appellant's Brief on the Merits - League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry (filed 1/10/06)
• Joint Appendix (filed 1/10/06)
  • Volume I
  • Volume II
• Motion for Divided Argument by the Jackson Appellants, the Travis County Appellants, and the G.I. Forum Appellants (filed 1/17/06)
• Appellant LULAC's Motion for Divided Argument (filed 1/17/06)
• Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief after Oral Argument, and Supplemental Brief by Travis County Appellants (filed 3/13/06)

Briefs/Motions of Appellees

• Application to File a Consolidated Appellees' Brief that Exceeds the Page Limit (filed 1/20/06)
• State Appellees' Supplemental Letter (filed 1/23/06)
• State Appellees' Brief (filed 2/1/06)
• Brief of Appellees Tina Benkiser, Chairman, Republican Party Of Texas, and John Denoyelles (filed 2/1/06)
• Motion of Appellees Tina Benkiser, Chairman, Republican Party of Texas, and John Denoyelles for Divided Argument (filed 2/8/06)
• Withdrawal of Motion of Appellees Tina Benkiser, Chairman, Republican Party of Texas, and John Denoyelles for Divided Argument (filed 2/10/06)

Amicus Briefs Supporting Appellants

• Brief of Appellee Frenchie Henderson in Support of Appellant Travis County, et al. (filed 12/23/05)
• Amicus Brief of Professors Concerned About Equal Representation for Equal Numbers of People in Support of Appellants (filed 1/5/06)
• Brief for the Texas State-Area Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Brief for Appellee Charles Soechting in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of the North Carolina State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief for Fort Worth-Tarrant County Branch NAACP in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of Samuel Issacharoff, Burt Neuborne, and Richard H. Pildes in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief for League of Women Voters of the United States and League of Women Voters of Texas in Support of Reversal (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of the Reform Institute, Thomas Mann, and Norman Ornstein in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law Supporting Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of the Center for American Progress in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of Neil H. Cogan in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Amicus Brief of University Professors Concerned About Equal Representation for Equal Numbers of People in Support of Appellants (filed 1/10/06)
• Motion for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief after Oral Argument, and Supplemental Brief in Support of Appellants by Charles Soechting (filed 3/9/06)

Amicus Briefs Supporting Appellees

• Amicus Brief of the United States Supporting Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Amicus Brief of Ron Wilson in Support of Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Amicus Brief of the Republican National Committee in Support of Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Amicus Brief of the American Legislative Exchange Council and Free Enterprise Coalition in Support of Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Amicus Brief of Speaker of The Georgia House of Representatives Glenn Richardson; Speaker Pro Tempore of The Georgia State Senate Eric Johnson; House Majority Leader Jerry Keen; Senate Majority Leader Tommie Williams; and Senator Chip Rogers and Representative Bobby Franklin, Chairmen of The Reapportionment Committees of The Georgia General Assembly in Support of Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Amicus Brief of Congressman Henry Bonilla in Support of Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Amicus Brief of Senator Robert C. Jubelirer in Support of Appellees (filed 2/1/06)
• Motion For Leave to File and Brief For Edward Blum, Visiting Fellow at The American Enterprise Institute, and Roger Clegg, President of The Center For Equal Opportunity as Amici Curiae in Opposition to Appellants (filed 2/2/06)
• Amicus Brief of Alan Heslop, Ph.D., Roger Adair, Gary Berner, John A. Morgan and Robert Ward in Support of Appellees (filed 2/6/06)
• Amicus Brief for the States Utah, Nevada and Ohio in Support of Appellees (filed 2/6/06)
• Motion of United States as Amicus Curiae for Divided Argument and to Participate in Oral Argument (filed 2/8/06)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Neither Party

• Amicus Brief of Professors Gary King, Bernard Grofman, Andrew Gelman, and Jonathan N. Katz, in Support of Neither Party (filed 1/10/06)

Reply Briefs

• Reply Brief of Frenchie Henderson in Support of Appellants (filed 2/7/06)
• Reply Brief for Appellants - Jackson v. Perry (filed 2/22/06)
• Reply Brief for Travis County Appellants - Travis County v. Perry (filed 2/22/06)
• Reply Brief for Appellants GI Forum, et al. - GI Forum of Texas v. Perry (filed 2/22/06)
• Appellant League of United Latin American Citizens' Reply Brief - League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry (filed 2/22/06)
• Reply Brief of the Texas State-Area Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (filed 2/22/06)

Lower Court Documents

• Original Complaint (Session, et al. v. Perry) (filed 10/12/03)
• Complaint (Jackson, et al. v. Perry) (filed 10/12/03)
• Application (Motion) with Memorandum in Support for Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/23/03)
• Order consolidating cases 6:01cv158, 6:01cv218 and 6:01cv231
• Answer to Complaint (filed 10/27/03)
• First Amended Complaint of League of United Latin American Citizens (filed 11/7/03)
• Brief on Remand (filed 10/22/04)
• Opinion of the United States District Court (9/05/05)

Related Links

• New South Texas Court Ordered Map Released, Lone Star Project (August 2006)
• GOP Hurt By Redrawn Texas District, Associated Press (08/04/06)
• Court Appears To Lean Toward Creating Own Map In Texas, CQ Politics (08/03/06)
• TX: All Sides Weigh In on Competing Remap Proposals, CQ Politics (7/25/06)
• GOP Redistricting: Hosing down the ballot, Austin Chronicle (7/21/06)
• Redistricting Update From The Texas Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Texas (7/21/06)
• Examination of LULAC v. PERRY Remedy Plans Based On 2004 & 2002 Statewide Election Results
• Texas AG to weigh in on DeLay ruling, Houston Chronicle (7/19/06)
• Austin council takes sides in redistricting battle, News 8 Austin (7/19/06)
• LULAC v. Perry Remand Impact Analysis of the 12 Plans, Outreach Strategists (06/2006)
• TX 23: A Statistical Look at the Remap Proposals, CQPolitics (7/18/06)
• Redistricting: Lone Star Project Overview, Lone Star Project (7/18/06)
• LULAC offers its own redistricting map, News 8 Austin, (7/19/06)
• Austin City Council To Discuss Congressional Redistricting, Associated Press (7/19/06)
• Austin leaders consider redistricting options, Austin Business Journal (7/18/06)
• Redistricting Update From The Texas Attorney General, Office of the Texas Attorney General (7/14/06)
• LULAC v. Perry - a clear explanation of the Supreme Court's decision on Texas redistricting, The Fair Vote Blog (6/29/06)
• Rick Pildes on Texas redistricting, SCOTUSblog (6/19/06)
• Jenner & Block's Texas Redistricting U.S. Supreme Court Resource Center
• Court to hear redistricting case, SCOTUSblog (12/12/05)
• Justice saw Texas districting as illegal, Washington Post (12/2/05)
• Texas Department of Justice Memorandum
• e-Book: Constitutional Law

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