Northwest Austin MUD v. Gonzales: Amicus brief on behalf of members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Hispanic Caucus and Asian Pacific American Caucus
Amicus brief written on behalf of Barbara Lee, Member of Congress and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Nydia Velázquez, Member of Congress and Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Michael Honda, Member of Congress and Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, et al. in support of Appellees. Amici urge the Court to uphold the decision below and find that the preclearance provision remains a constitutionally valid exercise of legislative enforcement authority pursuant to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.