Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. Pataki

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 15, 2004No. 02 CIV. 618(RMB), 02 CIV. 3239(RMB)PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

2Per curiam

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.351

II. BACKGROUND.354

III. ONE-PERSON, ONE-VOTE CLAIM (COUNT I) CO ZD CO

A. Legal Standards. CO ZD CO

B. Analysis . hD <D CO

IV. VOTING RIGHTS ACT CLAIMS. t-H tr-CO

A. Section 2 Legal Standard. t — I t-CO

B. Long Island: Nassau County and Suffolk County (Counts V and VI) CO t> CO

1. Suffolk County (Count VI). C"“ t— CO

2. Nassau County (Count V). r-H co CO(a) The First Gingles Factor: Majority-in-a-District and the Potential to Elect. CO CO to(b) Racial Polarization and the Second and Third Gingles Preconditions. CO 00

i) The Methodology of Dr.…

3Cases cited121 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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4Cited by34 opinions

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  4. State of Texas v. United States of AmericaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  5. United States v. Village of Port ChesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010

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