Legal Opinion
Terrazas v. Clements
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 24, 1982No. Civ. A. 3-81-1946-RPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Originally, these cases presented constitutional attacks by the several plaintiffs and intervenors upon parts of the 1981 Legislative Redistricting Board’s redistricting plans for the Texas Senate and House of Representatives. The consolidated cases were tried for six days, January 18 — 23, 1982, before a three-judge court convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284(a). Additional hearings were held on March 1 — 2, 1982.
On March 5, 1982, this Court ordered temporary redistricting plans into effect with the express caveat that these temporary plans were only to remain “in effect for all elections…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Terrazas v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Cook v. LuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Session v. PerryDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2004
- Terrazas v. ClementsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1984
- Williams v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1990
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