LULAC v. Harris County

Status
Closed
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Issues
Voting and Elections

At a Glance

CLC attorneys represented LULAC and individual voters in Harris County Texas who filed suit challenging Harris County’s voter registration practices and procedures under several provisions of federal law. The case was eventually resolved by stipulation...

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About this Case

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and a number of Houston residents filed suit against Harris County, Texas in Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas maintaining that Harris County officials wrongly rejected voter applications through discriminatory practices against Latino and African American applicants. Plaintiffs are further seeking to stop the discriminatory purging of registered Latino and Black voters in the County.

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