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Partnering with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities in the south to defend and advance their political, social and economic rights through the combination of legal advocacy, research, organizing and communications.

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Abbott v. Perez

Focus Area: Voting RightsFiled in: Texas
Last Updated: Apr 1, 2019Case Status: Pending

Since 2011, SCSJ has been litigating a federal court challenge to Texas’ congressional and state house redistricting after the 2010 census on the ground that the 2011 and 2013 maps are intentionally racially discriminatory, and violate the Fourteenth Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.

Related Files & Resources

March 2017 Perez Opinion – Filed 03/10/2017
March 2017 Perez Findings of Fact – Filed 03/10/2017
April 2017 Perez Opinion – Filed 04/20/2017
August 2017 Perez Order – Filed 08/15/2017

Related Media

Texas Redistricting (07/20/2014)
Texas Legislative Districts Found Unconstitutional by Federal Court (03/11/2017)
Texas House (04/20/2017)
Texas Federal Court Finds Discriminatory Intent in Congressional and Statehouse Maps (08/15/2017)
SCSJ and the U.S. Supreme Court (04/26/2018)
Last Updated: April 1, 2019

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