Related court documents

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Redistricting, D.C. preclearance - Texas v. United States; Answer to complaint (state is 'entitled to a declaratory judgment' of preclearance for Texas Senate & SBOE maps, DOJ lacks 'knowledge or information sufficient' for Texas House & Congressional maps); United States and defendant-intervenors identification of issues (No. 1:11-cv-01303).

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No. 15-522 - U.S. Supreme Court
State of Texas v. Wendy Davis
01/25/2016 Letter reporting petition for a writ of certiorari is denied
01/05/2016 Reply brief for petitioner

No. 14-5151 - U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Texas v. United States
08/18/2015 Opinion

No. 1:11-cv-01303 - U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Texas v. United States
06/18/2014 Opinion
07/03/2013 Defendant-intervenors' motion for leave to file amended answer and counterclaim
07/03/2013 Defendant-intervenors' motion for leave to file amended answer and counterclaim
08/28/2012 Memorandum opinion
02/29/2012 Certain defendant-intervenors' notice of Texas court's order adopting interim maps (advisory requesting court deny preclearance to interim map)
02/01/2012 Closing arguments from the United States, State of Texas, Davis intervenors, Mexican American Legislative Caucus, and Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force
01/17/2012 Written pre-filed direct testimony from State of Texas and John Alford, Appendices A-D
01/17/2012 Wendy Davis' notice of pre-filed written direct testimony
01/17/2012 Written pre-filed direct testimony from U.S. Department of Justice, Rogene Calvert (Texas Asian American Redistricting Initiative), Representative Scott Hochberg, Representative Abel Herrero, Lisa Handley and Theodore S. Arrington
01/17/2012 Transcript of bench trial
12/22/2011 Memorandum opinion ('genuine issues of material fact regarding whether the plans were enacted with discriminatory intent', 'coalition and crossover districts' p. 36)
12/13/2011 Scheduling order for trial Jan. 17-26, 2012; Second trial scheduling order (written direct testimony of witnesses)
11/22/2011 State of Texas response to Court's inquiries of November 15, 2011; United States' and intervenors' motion to hold case in abeyance and memorandum in support and reply to Court's November 15 minute order, Text of proposed order (proposed redistricting discovery and trial schedule)
11/08/2011 Order denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, 'finds and concludes that the State of Texas used an improper standard or methodology to determine which districts afford minority voters the ability to elect their preferred candidates of choice'
11/01/2011 Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and reply in support of motion for summary judgment
10/25/2011 Response in opposition, statement of genuine issues, memorandum in support ('adopted with discriminatory intent') and proposed order
10/17/2011 Oral deposition of Raul Torres
10/14/2011 Plaintiff's notice of filing of expert report, Declaration expert report of John Alford
09/19/2011 Answer to complaint (state is 'entitled to a declaratory judgment' of preclearance for Texas Senate & SBOE maps, DOJ lacks 'knowledge or information sufficient' for Texas House & Congressional maps); United States and defendant-iIntervenors identification of issues
09/06/2011 Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches' motion to intervene as defendant, memorandum in support, and proposed order
08/26/2011 State's memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to intervention, Order granting motions to intervene (Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas Legislative Black Caucus, Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force)
08/22/2011 Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force's motion to intervene as defendant, answer, and memorandum of law in support
08/17/2011 Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas House of Representatives (MALC)'s motion to intervene as defendant, memorandum of points and authorities, proposed answer, certificate required, and proposed order
08/17/2011 Motion for leave to intervene as defendants by Greg Gonzales et al., Motion pro hac vice and declaration of Renea Hicks
08/03/2011 Plaintiff’s memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to intervention (regarding request by Senator Wendy Davis and Representative Marc Veasey)
07/21/2011 Order granting motion for leave to intervene as defendants
07/19/2011 Complaint for declaratory judgment pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act