From the release of the Department of Justice Memo to the Oral Argument before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Lone Star Project has been a reliable source of Texas redistricting information. For more information read the Lone Star Project’s Fact Sheets on Redistricting.
New South Texas Court Ordered Map Released – August 4, 2006
Briefs Filed in Response to Remedial Proposals
- Jackson Plantiffs’ Brief
- State of Texas’s Brief
- Texas Democratic Party’s Brief
- Texas NAACP’s Brief
- LULAC’s Brief
- GI Forum’s Brief
- Rep. Bonilla and Smith’s Brief
- Henderson’s Brief
The Supreme Court Rules on Redistricting
Supreme Court finds CD 23 invalid under the Voting Rights Act Court upholds partisan gerrymandering and mid-decade redistricting Court fails to protect the voting rights of the African Americans in North Texas
- Read the Full Opinion Here (Warning Large File)
- Read Justice Kennedy’s Opinion for the Court
- Read the Syllabus Here
- Read Justice Stevens’ Opinion
- Read Justice Souter’s Opinion
- Read Justice Breyer’s Opinion
- Read Justice Robert’s Opinion
- Read Justice Scalia’s Opinion
- See the pre-DeLay map
- See the Current Map
- See the Current CD 23
- See the Current CD 25
Supreme Court Hearing Transcript
- Texas Redistricting U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Transcript
Supplemental Briefs filed
- Supplemental Brief for the Texas Democratic Party
- Supplemental Brief for Travis County Appellants
Reply Briefs for the Appellants
- Reply Brief for Jackson Appellants Brief
- Reply Brief for Travis County Appellants Brief
- Reply Brief for Texas NAACP Appellants Brief
- Reply Brief for LULAC appellants
- Reply Brief for GI Forum appellants
Key Documents
- Jackson Appellants Brief
- Travis County Appellants Brief
- Texas NAACP Appellants Brief
- Fort Worth NAACP Amicus Brief
- The State of Texas Appellees’ Brief
- Department of Justice on behalf of the United States Amicus Brief
- Department of Justice Section 5 Factual Investigation and Legal Review
Briefs Filed by Appellants
(lawyers’ names in parentheses, click on links to read full pdf of brief):
- Jackson appellants (PaulSmith/Sam Hirsch/Gerry Hebert)
- Travis County appellants (Renea Hicks)
- GI Forum appellants (Nina Perales)
- LULAC appellants (Rolando Rios & Jose Garza)
- Texas NAACP, appellee (Gary Bledsoe, David Goldberg, Sean Donahue)
- Charles Soechting, appellee (Mick Long & Mitch Berman)
- Frenchie Henderson, appellee (Richard Gladden)
Amicus briefs in support of the Appellants:
- North Carolina NAACP (Anita Earls)
- Fort Worth NAACP (Harold Hammett)
- NAACP LDF (Norm Chachkin, Debo Adegbile)
- Sam Issacharoff, Burt Neuborne, and Rick Pildes (Rick Pildes)
- League of Women Voters and Texas LWV (David Ogden, Jon Nuechterlein)
- Reform Institute, Tom Mann, Norm Ornstein (Dan Ortiz)
- Brennan Center (Deborah Goldberg, J.J. Gass)
- Center for American Progress (Walter Dellinger, Matt Shors)
- Neil Cogan, Whitter Law School (Neil Cogan)
- University Professors (Lucas (Scott) Powe)
Briefs Filed by Appellees
- The State of Texas
- Tina Benkiser, Chairman, Republican Party Of Texas, and John Denoyelles
Amicus briefs in support of the Appellees:
- Department of Justice on behalf of the United States
- Ron Wilson
- Republican National Committee
- American Legislative Exchange Council and Free Enterprise Coalition
- The Georgia House of Representatives Glenn Richardson; Speaker Pro Tempore of The Georgia State Senate Eric Johnson; House Majority Leader Jerry Keen; Senate Majority Leader Tommie Williams; and Senator Chip Rogers and Representative Bobby Franklin, Chairmen of The Reapportionment Committees of The Georgia General Assembly
- Henry Bonilla
- Robert C. Jubelirer
