Texas Redistricting
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
Overview of New Map
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