No.
 In the Supreme Court of the United States
S
TATE OF
T
EXAS
,
 PETITIONER
 
v
.  W 
ENDY
D
 AVIS
,
 ET AL
.
ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI 
 
TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
 
 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 
 
PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI
K
EN
P
 AXTON
  Attorney General of Texa !
"ARLES
E.
 
R
OY 
 F#rt A#tant  Attorney General S
!OTT
 A.
 
K
ELLER
 Sol#$#tor General
Counsel of Record
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ILL
D
 AVIS
  A#tant Sol#$#tor General O
FFI!E OF T"E
 A 
TTORNEY
G
ENERAL
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QUESTIONS PRESENTED
 
In '-&&, Texa o059t :re$learan$e of $erta#n re;#2tr#$t#n5 :lan 0n;er Se$t#on ( of t9e Vot#n5 R#59t A$t.  A t9ree2<0;5e ;#tr#$t $o0rt ;en#e; :re$learan$e, an; Texa a::eale; to t9# !o0rt. W9#le t9at a::eal =a :en;#n5, t9e !o0rt ;e$#;e;
 Shel! Coun"! v# Holder 
, &77 S. !t. '8&' +'-&7/, ;e$lar#n5 t9e $o6era5e for>0la #n Se$2t#on )+?/ of t9e A$t 0n$ont#t0t#onal an; t90 eta?l#92#n5 t9at Texa@ :lan =ere ne6er 0?<e$t to Se$t#on (@ :re$learan$e re0#re>ent #n t9e f#rt :la$e.  A year later, a #n5le2<0;5e ;#tr#$t $o0rt ne6ert9e2le entere; an or;er a=ar;#n5 attorney@ fee to e6eral #nter6enor #n t9e :re$learan$e 0#t ?ae; on t9e #n#t#al r0l#n5 #n t9e#r fa6or. T9e D.!. !#r$0#t aff#r>e;, reaon2#n5 t9at Texa >oote; t9e $ae t9e ;ay after
 Shel! Coun"!
 =a ;e$#;e; ?y a;o:t#n5 ne= re;#tr#$t#n5 :lan. To rea$9 t9# $on$l0#on, t9e D.!. !#r$0#t 9el; t9at
 Shel! Coun"!
;#; not ta3e effe$t t9e ;ay t9e !o0rt ;e2$#;e; #tB?0t only after t9e !ler3 ent t9e lo=er $o0rt a $ert#f#e; $o:y of t9e <0;5>ent e6eral =ee3 later. T9e 0et#on :reente; areC &. W9et9er t9e !ont#t0t#on allo= attorney@ fee to ?e a=ar;e; to :art#e =9o o?ta#ne; a 6#$tory 0n;er a tat0te t9at t9# !o0rt 9el; 0n$ont#t0t#onal ?efore t9e fee or;er =a entere;. '. In t9e alternat#6e, =9et9er t9# !o0rt@ ;e$##on ta3e effe$t t9e ;ay t9ey #0e, 0$9 t9at t9e #nter6enor 9ere $annot ?e :re6a#l#n5 :art#e ?e$a0e
 Shel! Coun"!
too3 effe$t ?efore Texa a;o:te; ne= re;#tr#$t2#n5 :lan.
 
 
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PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING
 
Pet#t#oner # t9e State of Texa. Re:on;ent =9o =ere a::ellee #n t9e $o0rt of a:2:eal are t9e n#te; State of A>er#$a an; Loretta E. Lyn$9, #n 9er off#$#al $a:a$#ty a Attorney General of t9e n#te; State. Re:on;ent =9o =ere #nter6enor #n 0::ort of t9e a::ellee #n t9e $o0rt of a::eal are Wen;y Da6#, Sen2ator Ho9n Hen3#n V#$3# %ar5a Ro>eo 0no Gre5 Gonale L#a A50#lar Dan#el L0$#o V#$tor Gara %lan$a Gar$#a Hoe:9#ne art#ne Katr#na Torre N#na Ho %a3er t9e Texa Le5#lat#6e %la$3 !a0$0 t9e Texa Lat#no Re;#tr#$t#n5 Ta3 For$e t9e Texa State !onferen$e of %ran$9e of t9e NAA!P H0an#ta Walla$e Re6. %#ll La=on "o=ar; Hefferon Er#$3a !a#n Nel2on L#n;er Re5#nal; L#ll#e an; ar$ Veaey.