HENDERSON v. PERRY

No. Civ.A. 2:03-CV-354.

399 F.Supp.2d 756 (2005)

Frenchie HENDERSON, et al. v. Rick PERRY, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Marshall Division.

June 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Scott Gladden, Law Office of Richard Gladden, Denton, TX, Zeb Davidson Zbranek, Zbranek Firm PC, Liberty, TX, Otis W. Carroll, Jr., Ireland Carroll & Kelley, PC, Tyler, TX, G. Michael Fjetland, International Legal Group, Sugar Land, TX, for Frenchie Henderson, et al.

William Andrew Taylor, Andy Taylor & Associates, Houston, TX, Cassandra B. Robertson, David C. Mattax, Don R. Willett, R. Ted Cruz, Attorney General's Office, Robert M. Long, Houdyshell & Long, LLP, Austin, TX, for Rick Perry, et al.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge, and WARD and ROSENTHAL, District Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to examine again, in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Vieth v. Jubelirer,1 the claims that the redistricting plan for the election of the thirty-two members of Congress from Texas, adopted by the Texas legislature in 2003, is unconstitutionally tainted by excessive partisan purpose. Ultimately, we will adhere to our earlier judgment that there is no basis for us to declare...

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