Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Abbott
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 12, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2:16-CV-303PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELVA GONZALES RAMOS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Plaintiffs challenge statewide, at-large elections of all justices to the Supreme Court of Texas and judges to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U.S.C. § 10301. They allege that at-large voting has diluted the voting strength of registered voters who are Hispanic. To remedy this, they request that the Court order the imposition of single member districts to be drawn up, in the first instance, by the Texas legislature.
This action was tried to the bench from February 12 to 15, 2018. For the…
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