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No. 17-586October Term 2017Decided Jun 25, 2018

Docket 17-586October Term 2017 (2017–2018)

Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellants v. Shannon Perez, et al.

from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 25, 2018
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 25, 2018
What it's about

from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Question presented

1. Whether the district court issued an appealable interlocutory injunction when it invalidated Texas' duly enacted redistricting plan and ordered the parties to appear at a remedial hearing to redraw state congressional districts unless the Governor called a special legislative session to redraw the congressional map within three days. 2. Whether the Texas Legislature acted with an unlawful purpose when it enacted a redistricting plan originally imposed by the district court to remedy any potential constitutional and statutory defects in a prior legislative plan that was repealed without ever having taken effect. 3. Whether the Texas Legislature engaged in intentional vote dilution when it adopted Congressional District 27 in 2013 after the district court found, in 2012, that CD27 did not support a plausible claim of racially discriminatory purpose and did not dilute Hispanic voting strength because it was not possible to create an additional Hispanic opportunity district in the region;? 4. Whether the Legislature engaged in racial gerrymandering in Congressional District 35 when it simply adopted the district unchanged as part of the court-ordered remedial plan.

Case path

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas / Decision released Jun 25, 2018

Area

Elections

Timing

Decided June 25, 2018

The Court released its decision on June 25, 2018 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 3, 2026
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