Three Judge Court Moves Quickly to Establish Remedy
for VRA Violation in the Texas Case
Here
is the order, inviting the parties to submit remedial proposals,
including maps and briefs in support of the proposals (presumably
debating issues of the timing of the remedy as well, given that the
primaries have already taken place). Oral argument will take place on
August 3.
Remember that in 1996 a three-judge court threw out the results of
already-held primaries on grounds there was an unconstitutional racial
gerrymander found by the Surpreme Court. If I recall correctly, the
three-judge court held the primary the same day as the general election
with runoffs in December. (My memory may be faulty on this.)
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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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