Shields v. Engelman Irrigation District (Ricardo H. Hinojosa, S.D. Tex. 7:08-cv-116)
In response to an April 3, 2008, federal complaint, a district judge and then a three-judge district court enjoined new voter-registration requirements for a May 10 election by landowners to an irrigation-district board of directors for lack of preclearance pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Subject: Registration procedures. Topics: Registration procedures; section 5 preclearance; three-judge court; voter identification; matters for state courts; intervention; pro se party.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.