Sec. 9. Civil enforcement
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The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such relief as may be appropriate to carry out this Act. Any elector of a State who is aggrieved by the failure of the State redistricting plan which is enacted into law under section 5(b)(3) to meet the requirements for such a plan under this Act may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such relief as may be appropriate to remedy the failure, so long as the elector brings the action during the 45-day period which begins on the date on which the plan is enacted into law.
In any action brought for under this section, the following rules shall apply: The action shall be filed in the appropriate United States district court and shall be heard by a 3-judge court convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. The 3-judge court shall consolidate actions brought for relief under subsection (b)(1) with respect to the same State redistricting plan. A copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate.
A final decision in the action shall be reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days, and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of the final decision. It shall be the duty of the district court and the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action and appeal.
For purposes of an action under this section, the appropriate district court shall be the district court of the United States for the district which includes the capital of the State involved. In a civil action under this section, the court may allow the prevailing party (other than the United States) reasonable attorney fees, including litigation expenses, and costs. The rights and remedies established by this section are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and neither the rights and remedies established by this section nor any other provision of this Act shall supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq. ).
Nothing in this Act authorizes or requires conduct that is prohibited by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.).
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