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Welcome to the Tarlton Law Library's archive of materials regarding the Hopwood v. Texas case. Most of the materials are currently on reserve in the law library, but we are in the process of putting much of the collection online.

Hopwood v. Texas

Reply to Brief in Opposition (June 5, 2001) PDF Format | WordPerfect format

Petition for Writ of Certiorari (April 17, 2001)    PDF format | WordPerfect format

Motion for Stay of Mandate Pending Certiorari Review filed by the Office of the Texas Attorney General
(January 23, 2001) docket no. 98-5056    PDF format | WordPerfect format

Petition for Rehearing En Banc by Hopwood and Carvell
(December 21, 2000) docket no. 98-5056    PDF format

Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed by the Office of the Texas Attorney General
(January 4, 2001) docket no. 98-5056    PDF format | HTML format

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Opinion
(Dec. 21, 2000) docket no. 98-5056    PDF format | HTML format

Attorney General John Cornyn opinion re: effect of Hopwood v. Texas, 78 F.3d 932 (5th Cir. 1996), on the use of race or ethnicity as a factor in matters of student financial assistance; reconsideration of Attorney General Letter Opinion 97-001.
(September 3, 1999) Opinion No. JC-0107    PDF format | HTML format

Reply Brief and Brief in Opposition of Plaintiff-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Hopwood and Carvell
(May 17, 1999) docket no. 98-5056    HTML format

Reply Brief of Plaintiffs Elliott and Rogers
(May 17, 1999) docket no. 98-5056    PDF format

Brief of the State of Texas, et al.
(April 19, 1999) docket no. 98-5056    WordPerfect format / PDF format / HTML format

Petition for En Banc Consideration
(April 19, 1999) docket no. 98-5056    WordPerfect format / PDF format

Brief for Plaintiffs-appellants-Cross-Appellees Hopwood and Carvell
(March 22, 1999) docket no. 98-5056    PDF format / HTML format

Principal Brief of Plaintiffs Elliott and Rogers
(March 20, 1999) docket nos. 98-5056 & 98-50513
PDF format only: entire brief or as two smaller files Part 1 and Part 2

Memorandum Opinion,   March 20, 1998
US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division
Cheryl J. Hopwood, Douglas W. Carvell, Kenneth R. Elliott, and David A. Rogers v. State of Texas, et al.
Docket number A 92 CA 563 SS

Judgment,   March 20, 1998
US District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division
Cheryl J. Hopwood, Douglas W. Carvell, Kenneth R. Elliott, and David A. Rogers v. State of Texas, et al.
Docket number A 92 CA 563 SS

United States District Court's Decision,  Aug. 19, 1994    (Plain ASCII Text)

Appellee's Brief to the Court of Appeals,   February 10, 1995

Court of Appeals Decisions

Opinion denying Motions to Intervene,   May 11, 1994
Hopwood v. Texas v. Thurgood Marshall Legal Society and Black Pre-Law Association
Opinion Reversing and Remanding,    March 18, 1996
Hopwood v. Texas v. Thurgood Marshall Legal Society and Black Pre-Law Association
Dissent from failure to grant rehearing en banc

Supreme Court's Decision on Petition for Writ of Certiorari,   July 1, 1996

Texas Attorney General's Opinion on Hopwood,   February 5, 1997

There are many more items available on Reserve in the Tarlton Law Library Reserve Room - fourth floor) -- see the List of Hopwood Materials on Reserve
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