LULAC v. Harris County: Complaint filed by plaintiff LULAC

Court Level
District Court

Complaint filed by plaintiff, League of United Latin American Citizens, against Harris County, Texas. This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-9(b) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to redress the deprivation, under color of state law, of rights secured by federal statute and the Constitution of the United States. Plaintiffs also bring this action pursuant to Sections 2, 5, 11(b), and 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§1973, 1973c, and 1973j(d), to enforce rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution.