No. 25-918

Jose A. Trevino, et al. v. Steven Hobbs, Secretary of State of Washington, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-04
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: district-reconfiguration equal-protection racial-gerrymandering section-2-liability standing voting-rights-act
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether a voter who is moved into a new district and a legislator whose district is reconfigured by a court-drawn remedial map have standing to challenge that map or the underlying determination of VRA Section 2 liability that caused the remedial map to be drawn.

2. Whether a map drawn to remedy racial vote dilution is subject to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause when it is race conscious.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a voter who is moved into a new district and a legislator whose district is reconfigured by a court-drawn remedial map have standing to challenge that map or the underlying determination of VRA Section 2 liability that caused the remedial map to be drawn

Docket Entries

2026-01-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 6, 2026)
2025-11-06
Application (25A522) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 24, 2026.
2025-10-24
Application (25A522) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 25, 2025 to January 24, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Jose Trevino, et al.
Jason Brett TorchinskyHoltzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC, Petitioner