DAVIS v. ABBOTT

No. 14-50042.

781 F.3d 207 (2015)

Wendy DAVIS; Marc Veasey; Pat Pangburn; Frances Deleon; Dorothy Debose; Sarah Joyner; Vicky Bargas; Roy Brooks, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Governor Greg ABBOTT, In His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Texas; Carlos Cascos; the State of Texas, Defendants-Appellants. League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC); Domingo Garcia, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Greg Abbott, In His Official Capacity; the State of Texas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Gerald Hebert, Esq. , Alexandria, VA, Jessica Ring Amunson , Mark Peter Gaber , Paul March Smith , Jenner & Block, L.L.P., Washington, DC, David R. Richards , Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Luis Roberto Vera, Jr , Luis Roberto Vera, Jr. & Associates, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and JONES and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


This appeal involves the shifting legal landscape under the Voting Rights Act and its impact on Plaintiffs' entitlement to attorneys' fees. Leading up to the 2012 state Senate elections in Texas, Texas failed to gain preclearance of its recently enacted Senate redistricting plan as required under then-existing...

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