Legal Opinion
League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac) of Texas v. State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1997No. 96-50714PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
The sole issue on appeal is whether the single-judge district court erred in determining that LULAC’s claim under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c (1994), is “wholly insubstantial” and, thus, undeserving of the attention of a three-judge court. Because we conclude that neither the legal nor the factual aspects of LULAC’s claim is wholly insubstantial, we reverse and remand for the convening of a three-judge court.
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On June 20, 1996, Associate Justice Phil Hardberger of the Fourth District Court of Appeals for the State of Texas tendered his resignation, effective January…
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