| League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry | |
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| Argued March 1, 2006 Decided June 28, 2006 | |
| Full case name | League of United Latin American Citizens, et al. v. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et al. |
| Docket no. | 05-204 |
| Citations | 548 U.S. 399 (more) 126 S. Ct. 2594; 165 L. Ed. 2d 609; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 5178 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Denying relief, Session v. Perry, 298 F. Supp. 2d 451 (E.D. Tex. 2004); vacating and remanding for reconsideration, Henderson v. Perry, 125 S. Ct. 351 (2004) (mem.); denying relief, 399 F. Supp. 2d 756 (E.D. Tex. 2005). |
| Subsequent | Remedial order, League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 457 F. Supp. 2d 716 (E.D. Tex. 2006). |
| Holding | |
| Texas's redrawing of District 23’s lines amounts to vote dilution violative of §2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, while other newly created districts remain constitutional. The judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy (Parts II–A and III), joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Plurality | Kennedy (Parts I and IV), joined by Roberts, Alito |
| Plurality | Kennedy (Part II–D), joined by Souter, Ginsburg |
| Concur/dissent | Roberts, joined by Alito |
| Concur/dissent | Stevens, joined by Breyer (Parts I and II) |
| Concur/dissent | Scalia, joined by Thomas; Roberts, Alito (Part III) |
| Concur/dissent | Souter, joined by Ginsburg |
| Concur/dissent | Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Voting Rights Act of 1965 | |
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U.S. 399 (2006), is a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court ruled that only District 23 of the 2003 Texas redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act.[1] The Court refused to throw out the entire plan, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to state a sufficient claim of partisan gerrymandering.
The opinion requires lawmakers to adjust congressional district boundaries in comport with the Court's ruling, though the ruling ultimately did not substantially reduce or reverse the Republican gains as a result of the redistricting in Texas.[2] The Court also declined to resolve a dispute over whether partisan gerrymandering claims present nonjusticiable political questions.
- ^ League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U.S. 399 (2006).
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- ^ The Associated Press (June 28, 2006). "Justices Back Most G.O.P. Changes to Texas Districts". New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2006.
