Legal Opinion
League of United Latin American Citizens Council No. 4434 v. Clements
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1990No. Nos. 89-8095, 90-8014PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is a voting rights suit challenging the election of district judges on a countywide basis in Texas. The suit was filed in a United States District Court by the League of United Latin American Citizens against the Attorney General of Texas, the Secretary of State, and other state officials, seeking a declaratory judgment that the at-large election of state district judges in nine targeted counties is illegal under § 2, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and violative of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments of the United States Constitution. Plaintiffs requested…
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