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Gothmog

(144,005 posts)
Fri Aug 18, 2017, 06:08 PM Aug 2017

Texas Appeals 3-Judge Court Ruling on Congressional Redistricting to Supreme Court

Texas has the option of letting the court redraw the boundaries or having the Texas legislature redo the boundaries. Texas is going for a third option of appealing to the SCOTUS. https://electionlawblog.org/?p=94354

The case is not final, and so there may be some issues with this being an appeal of an interlocutory (interim) order.

On the merits, the ruling is pretty good for Texas compared to what the Court might have done, and the Supreme Court may not choose to get involved in this aspect of the case. (There are other meaty issues, including the findings on discriminatory intent, and possible order to put Texas back under federal supervision for voting which I expect the Court would fully review).

The court will hold hearings on Sept 5 to 8 unless enjoined or stayed by the SCOTUS. I think that there is a decent chance that the SCOTUS will let the court draw new boundaries pending determination of appeal
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Texas Appeals 3-Judge Court Ruling on Congressional Redistricting to Supreme Court (Original Post) Gothmog Aug 2017 OP
Hopefully this will be in our favor!!! MagickMuffin Aug 2017 #1
Thank boB for crappy TX GOP lawyers. blogslut Aug 2017 #2
I think we will find Gorsuch's religion will allow for discrimination. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #3

MagickMuffin

(15,893 posts)
1. Hopefully this will be in our favor!!!
Fri Aug 18, 2017, 06:13 PM
Aug 2017

So, tired of these tactics of voter intimidation, voter suppression/oppression.



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