Legal Opinion
League of United Latin American Citizens 4552 v. Roscoe Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1997No. Nos. 96-10700, 96-10920PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a challenge to the at-large election scheme used to elect trustees for the Roscoe Independent School District. The district court entered a final judgment declaring that the electoral structure did'not violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. Plaintiff filed a timely notice of appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and now AFFIRM.
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RISD is a small school district with limited financial resources. It spans 147 square miles in the northwest part of Nolan County, Texas. According to the 1990 census, RISD had…
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