TPM:

Evenwel v. Abbott is the culmination of Blum’s decades long effort to take on racially-influenced redistricting, having failed twice before with “one person, one vote” cases that stopped at the Supreme Court’s doorstep. It is expected to be heard next fall, and Blum also has two other suits — both challenging affirmative action policies in higher ed — crawling up the the judicial pipeline.

After that, Blum said he’s probably done, and perhaps civil rights advocates can breath a little more easily.

“I’m 63 years old and the two lawsuit that were filed last year will like take anywhere between two and five years to litigate, perhaps longer,” Blum said. “That will put me close to age 70 and that’s when there’ll be younger, more energetic people who will come in and embrace this topic.”