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TEXAS v. U.S.

Civil Action No. 11-1303 (TBG-RMC-BAH).

887 F.Supp.2d 133 (2012)

State of TEXAS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, and Eric H. Holder, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, Defendants, and Wendy Davis, et al., Intervenor-Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela Veronica Colmenero , David John Schenck , Matthew Hamilton Frederick , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, Adam K. Mortara , Ashley C. Keller , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL, John M. Hughes , Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff.

Bryan L. Sells , Daniel J. Freeman , Janie Allison Sitton , Michelle Andrea McLeod, Olimpia E. Michel , Thornton Russell Nobile , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant.

John M. Devaney , Marc Erik Elias , Perkins Coie, LLP, Mark A. Posner , Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Karen M. Soares , Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, DC, Joseph Gerald Hebert , Alexandria, VA, Chad W. Dunn , Brazil & Dunn, Houston, TX, Joaquin Avila , Law Office of Joaquin G. Avila, Kevin J. Hamilton , Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle, WA, Jose Garza , Law Office of Jose Garza, Nina Perales , Karolina J. Lyznik , Marisa Bono , Rebecca McNeill Couto , Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., San Antonio, TX, Renea Hicks , Law Offices of Max Renea Hicks, Gary L. Bledsoe , Law Office of Gary L. Bledsoe and Associates, Robert Stephen Notzon , Austin, TX, Jorge Martin Castillo , Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, NY, Allison Jean Riggs , Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Durham, NC, for Intervenor-Defendants.

Before GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, COLLYER and HOWELL, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

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  I.  Background..........................................................138

 II.  Principles of Section 5 Analysis....................................139
      A.  Retrogression...................................................139
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