Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. United States of America
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 2, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-1303PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON PRIVILEGE CLAIMS
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
The State of Texas seeks preclearance of its redistricting plans for the U.S. House of Representatives, State House of Representatives, and State Senate, pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended (“VRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq. 1 Preparing for trial in January 2012, the parties have reached a discovery impasse: Texas claims that the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work-product doctrine, and State legislative and statutory privileges shield various materials from production or testimony here. The…
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