US Supreme Court holds hearing on Texas redistricting
January 13, 2012
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Texas: The United States Supreme Court held a highly anticipated hearing Monday on the fate of redistricting maps in Texas, but no decision was reached nor was there much indication of when a ruling might come. The Supreme Court is trying to resolve a months long legal battle that has continuously thrown the 2012 election into disarray.[1]
After Texas' maps failed to receive Voting Rights Act preclearance from a federal panel in DC, a * federal court in San Antonio drew interim redistricting maps so the 2012 elections could continue without further delay. The court-drawn maps drew heavy criticism from officials throughout the Texas government, leading Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott to ask the nation's highest court to intervene. The Supreme Court answered by temporarily halting the implementation of the court's interim maps until it could review the case and issue a ruling.
Monday's hearing brought no clarity from the Court - only continued speculation of what the outcome will be. The SC discussed moving the primary election, yet again, from its current April 3rd date to as late as June. Until the Court issues a decision, Texas redistricting remains at a standstill.[1]
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- Western District of Texas
- State Legislative and Congressional Redistricting after the 2010 Census
- Redistricting in Texas
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