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TEXAS v. UNITED STATES

No. 97-29.

523 U.S. 296 (1998)

118 S.Ct. 1257

140 L.Ed.2d 406

TEXAS v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 31, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Javier Aguilar, Special Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Dan Morales, Attorney General, Jorge Vega, First Assistant Attorney General, and Deborah A. Verbil, Special Assistant Attorney General.

Paul R. Q. Wolfson argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Pinzler, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Mark L. Gross, and Miriam R. Eisenstein.*

Justice Scalia, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant, the State of Texas, appeals from the judgment of a three-judge District Court for the District of Columbia. The State had sought a declaratory judgment that the preclearance provisions of § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c, do not apply to implementation of certain sections of the Texas Education Code that permit the State to sanction local school...

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