SG Files Amicus Brief in Texas Redistricting Case
I have uploaded the amicus brief here. The
U.S. government brief supports the arguments of the state of Texas that
the Texas re-redistricting did not violate section 2 of the Voting
Rights Act. The brief is interesting both for what it says (for
example, that plaintiffs should not be able to make out a section 2
violation for failure to create an "influence district," even after Georgia
v. Ashcroft), and what it does not (no mention of the controversy
over the Section 5 preclearance of the districts, and no mention of the
U.S.'s position on either the partisan gerrymandering claim of
plaintiffs or the one-person, one vote mid-decade redistricting
argument).
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Rick Hasen
William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law
Loyola Law School
919 Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
(213)736-1466
(213)380-3769 - fax
rick.hasen@lls.edu
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