Perry v. Perez, 132 S. Ct. 934 (Jan. 20, 2012)
Arguments were January 9, 2012
I. Issue before the Supreme Court
Whether the three judge district court in San Antonio had power to enter the interim plans it entered
for use in the Texas 2012 Congressional, State House and State Senate elections
II. Related Opinions and Cases
 Perez v. Perry, 2011 WL 62022897 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 23, 2011), vacated and remanded, 132 S. Ct.
934 (Jan. 20, 2012)(3 judge court issued interim plans for election of Texas House of
Representatives and Senate, and Texas Congressional seats, on remand entered revised plans for
elections in these races, setting primary for May 29, 2012
 Texas v. United States, No. 11-cv-1303, 2011 WL 6440006 (D.D.C. Dec. 22, 2011)(denied Texas
motion for summary judgment seeking preclearance of Texas plans)has not yet entered order on
Texas request for preclearance
III. Statute at Issue
 Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
 Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1982
IV. Parties to the Proceedings (San Antonio 3 judge court case)
 Plaintiffs/Appellees: Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas Latino Redistricting Task
Force, The City of Austin, and numerous individuals
 Defendants/Appellants: The State of Texas and Governor Rick Perry
IV. Parties to the Proceedings (Washington DC 3 judge court case)
 Plaintiff: State of Texas
 Defendant: United States
 Defendant intervenors: Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Texas Latino Redistricting Task
Force, The City of Austin, and numerous individuals