Subject: Re: Texas case decided
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 6/28/2006, 7:48 AM
To: election-law

The opinion is here:
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05pdf/05-204.pdf
(132 page pdf)

Rick Hasen wrote:
Lyle is now reporting that the Court "found the state's new District 23 invalid under the federal Voting Rights Act. District 24 was upheld against a Voting Rights Act challenge."

Rick Hasen wrote:

Breaking News: Supreme Court Rejects Texas Partisan Gerrymandering Claim; Strikes Down Texas District 24 as Voting Rights Act Violation

See this early report from Lyle Denniston, who says the Court did not conclude whether these cases are non-justiciable. He also says the court rejected a challenge to mid-decade redistricting. If Monday is any guide, it may be up to an hour before the opinion actually becomes available in electronic form to read. As soon as I have a link, I'll post it, and analysis will follow once I've had a chance to read the set of opinions.
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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 - voice 
(213)380-3769 - fax 
rick.hasen@lls.edu 
http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/hasen.html 
http://electionlawblog.org
  

-- 
Rick Hasen 
William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law
Loyola Law School 
919 Albany Street 
Los Angeles, CA  90015-1211 
(213)736-1466 - voice 
(213)380-3769 - fax 
rick.hasen@lls.edu 
http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/hasen.html 
http://electionlawblog.org