Abbott v. Perez (17-586)

Question

Did the district court issue an appealable interlocutory injunction when it invalidated Texas' enacted redistricting plan and ordered the parties to appear at a remedial hearing to redraw state congressional districts unless the Governor convened a special legislative session to redraw the congressional map within three days?

Did the Texas legislature act with an unlawful purpose when it enacted a redistricting plan originally imposed by the district court to remedy any possible constitutional and statutory defects in a previous legislative plan that was repealed before it took effect?

Did the Texas legislature engage in intentional vote dilution when it adopted Congressional District (CD) 27 in 2013 after the district court's 2012 finding that CD 27 did not support a plausible claim of racially discriminatory purpose and did not dilute Latino voting strength because it was impossible to create an additional Latino opportunity district in the region?

Did the legislature engage in racial gerrymandering in CD 35 when it simply adopted the district unchanged as part of the court-ordered remedial plan?

Petitioner: Greg Abbott, et al.

Respondent: Shannon Perez, et al.

Granted: 2018-01-12 00:00:00

Decided: 2018-06-25 10:00:00

Argued: 2018-04-24 10:00:00

Uploaded: 2018-04-27 20:00:00

Advocates: Scott A. Keller, Edwin S. Kneedler, Allison J. Riggs, Max Renea Hicks

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