Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott

Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction on January 16, 2018

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Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
17-680	W.D. Tex.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2017

Issues: (1) Whether partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable; and (2) whether the district court erred by dismissing appellants’ partisan gerrymandering claims without discovery and an evidentiary record.

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More orders, but no new grants (Amy Howe, January 16, 2018)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Nov 06 2017	Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due December 8, 2017)
Nov 06 2017	Appendix of appellants filed.
Dec 08 2017	Motion to dismiss or affirm filed by appellees Greg Abbott, In His Official Capacity as Governor of Texas, et al.
Dec 19 2017	Reply of appellants Texas Democratic Party, et al. filed.
Dec 20 2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2018.
Jan 08 2018	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/12/2018.
Jan 16 2018	Appeal dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Feb 20 2018	JUDGMENT ISSUED.

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