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Wilson v. Texas

Last Updated Dec 8, 2022
Case No. 1:21-cv-00943 (W.D. Tex.)
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Federal lawsuit challenging Texas’s redistricting approach for incarcerated populations.  The plaintiff claimed that his residency was unconstitutionally identified as his prison location rather than his last known address.

On Dec. 8, 2022, the court dismissed the case on standing grounds, finding no alleged injury-in-fact.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Oct 18, 2021
Document icon Motion for class cert. Nov 24, 2021
Document icon Response Dec 3, 2021
Document icon Motion to dismiss (incl. exhs.) Nov 29, 2021
Document icon Opposition Dec 13, 2021
Document icon Order dismissing complaint Dec 3, 2021
Document icon Amd. complaint Dec 13, 2021
Document icon Motion to dismiss Dec 27, 2021
Document icon Opposition Jan 11, 2022
Document icon Reply Jan 18, 2022
Highlighted document Document icon Order dismissing case Dec 8, 2022
Document icon Final judgment Dec 8, 2022

Map | Challenged congressional map

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