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The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: Initial Thoughts (1)
Document Type
Blog Posting
Language
English (en)
Publication Date
2018
Publication Title
Election Law Blog
Abstract
The three-judge district court overseeing the long-running Texas redistricting litigation recently ordered the parties to brief whether the State should be “bailed-in” under Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act for its unconstitutional conduct during the 2011 redistricting cycle. Section 3(c) authorizes courts to place States and political subdivisions that have violated the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments under preclearance—a process that requires pre-approval of election-law changes by federal authorities. The prospect of Section 3(c) relief in the Texas redistricting litigation is the latest and perhaps most significant development for bail-in since Shelby County. Indeed, a Lone Star bail-in has been at the top of the agenda of numerous civil rights groups and, until recently, the Department of Justice.
Keywords
Election Law, Voting Rights, Redistricting, Gerrymandering, Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Electoral Law, Political Representation, Voter Suppression
Publication Citation
Travis Crum, The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: Initial Thoughts (1), Election Law Blog (Sep. 13, 2018), https://electionlawblog.org/?p=101135
Repository Citation
Crum, Travis, "The Prospect of Bailing-in Texas: Initial Thoughts (1)" (2018). Scholarship@WashULaw. 735.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/735
