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iiiTABLE OF CONTENTSPageQUESTION PRESENTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iPARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING ANDRULE 29.6 STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiTABLE OF CONTENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiTABLE OF APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vTABLE OF CITED AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viPETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI. . . . . . . .1OPINIONS BELOW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1JURISDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORYPROVISIONS INVOLVED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1STATEMENT OF THE CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5A. The One-Person, One-Vote Principle ofthe Fourteenth Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5B. Section 2 Litigation Over The ElectoralSystem Of Irving, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6C. Proceedings Below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
ivTable of ContentsPageREASONS FOR GRANTING THE PETITION. . . . .12I. This Petition Presents An ImportantQuestion That Has Divided The CircuitsAnd That This Court Should Settle . . . . . . . . . .13A. Whether States And Local Districts MustBe Drawn Based On Voter PopulationIs A Nationally Important Question. . . . . .13B. The Circuits Are Divided OnThe Proper Resolution OfThe Question Presented. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21II. Review Is Required Because TheFifth Circuit Incorrectly Decided ThisImportant And Unsettled Question . . . . . . . . . .26A. The Fourteenth Amendment’sOne-Person, One-Vote PrincipleSecures The Rights Of Voters. . . . . . . . . . .26B. The City’s Plan Per Se Violates TheOne-Person, One-Vote Principle . . . . . . . . .31CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Page 3: iiPARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGAND RULE
Page 11: xCited AuthoritiesStatutes and Othe
Page 14 and 15: 1PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARIP
Page 16 and 17: 3The Court should grant the petitio
Page 18 and 19: 5has “an obligation to explain to
Page 20 and 21: 7because the City has substantially
Page 22 and 23: 9City of IrvingPopulation, Voting A
Page 24 and 25: 11The district court granted summar
Page 26 and 27: 13I. This Petition Presents An Impo
Page 28 and 29: 15First, the issue has increasingly
Page 30 and 31: 17wards had far more eligible voter
Page 32 and 33: 19or practice, they cannot claim to
Page 34 and 35: 21This case—in which the choice b
Page 36 and 37: 23two, five, or ten, or one-half.
Page 38 and 39: 25In Chen, the Fifth Circuit reache
Page 40: 27Importantly, then, the Fourteenth
Page 43 and 44: 30Tennessee voters’ dilution chal
Page 45 and 46: 32Under the Plan, as noted above, D
Page 47 and 48: 34slightly larger than 9.9%—prese
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Page 51 and 52: 2aAppendix APER CURIAM: *This case
Page 53 and 54: 4aAPPENDIX B — Appendix MEMORANDU
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6aAppendix Bpopulation numbers are
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8aAppendix Bwhich total population
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10aAppendix Bthe court does acknowl
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12aAppendix CON PETITION FOR REHEAR
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14aAppendix DIrving’s at-large el
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16aAppendix Dother things, the at-l
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18aAppendix DThornburg v. Gingles,
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20aAppendix Dfailed to establish a
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22aAppendix Dcomplying with the Gin
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24aAppendix Done-hundred percent co
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26aAppendix Dhis opinion that would
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28aAppendix Dto estimate the 2008 H
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30aAppendix Dvotes of Hispanics hav
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32aAppendix Daverage household size
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34aAppendix DDr. Rives attempts to
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36aAppendix Dwith sampling error ac
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38aAppendix DIn his expert report,
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40aAppendix DAs Dr. Rives pointed o
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42aAppendix DC. Gingles II & III-Ra
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44aAppendix Dthis methodology canno
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46aAppendix Dthat the confidence th
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48aAppendix Dto Dr. Alford’s hypo
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50aAppendix DD. Totality of the Cir
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52aAppendix DThe Court concludes th
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54aAppendix DNotably, James Dickens
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56aAppendix D1231, 1245-46, 173 L.E
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58aAppendix D2. Proof of Changed De
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60aAppendix DPlaintiff has not empl
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62aAppendix Dthe way in which the v
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64aAppendix Dthe requirement that t
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66aAPPENDIX E — RELEVANT Appendix
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68aAppendix Eof insurrection or reb
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