Legal Opinion
Negron v. City of Miami Beach, FL
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 1997No. 95-5172PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought this action alleging that the electoral structure for selecting the members of the governing commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, violated § 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting Hispanic voting power. After a bench trial, the district court concluded that there was no § 2 violation and entered judgment for the defendants. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The City of Miami Beach is located on a seven mile stretch of beach between the Atlantic Ocean and Biseayne Bay. According to the 1990 census, 92,639 people live within its 87…
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