Legal Opinion
League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4434 v. Clements
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1993No. 90-8014PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*734I.BACKGROUND..........................................................739
A. Texas’ Method of Electing District Court Judges.....................739
B. Procedural History.................................................. 740
II. THE ACCEPTED FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING SECTION 2 VOTE DILUTION CLAIMS ................................................... 741
A. The Threshold Inquiry: The Gingles Factors......................... 742
1. Size and Geographical Compactness of the Minority Group.........743
2. Political Cohesiveness of the Minority Group.......................743
3. Legally Significant White Bloc…
2Cases cited73 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- United States v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- League of United Latin American Citizens v. City of BoerneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- Shirt v. HazeltineDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2004
- Frederick L. v. Department of Public WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
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