Legal Opinion
Wendy Davis v. Rick Perry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2015No. 14-50042PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the shifting legal landscape under the Voting Rights Act and its impact on Plaintiffs’ entitlement to attorneys’ fees. Leading up to the 2012 state Senate elections in Texas, Texas failed to gain preclearance of its recently enacted Senate redistricting plan as required under then-existing law. Because Texas’s new plan had not been precleared, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit and successfully blocked the plan for the 2012 elections. A three-judge district court panel in San Antonio enjoined Texas’s plan and ordered an interim plan in its…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by43 opinions
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