North Forest Independent School District v. Texas Educational Agency (David Hittner, S.D. Tex. 4:13-cv-1786)
School-district trustees filed a federal voting-rights challenge to consolidation of the school district with a neighboring school district. On the day after the case was heard, the challenge pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act became moot because of the Supreme Court’s holding that the criteria for application of section 5 were unconstitutional. The district judge denied immediate relief on a section 2 claim, consolidation proceeded, and the parties stipulated a nonsuit.
Subject: District lines. Topics: Section 2 discrimination; section 5 preclearance; laches.

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