League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4434 v. Clements

KING, Circuit Judge, with whom POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JOHNSON, Circuit Judge,

join, dissenting:

The majority ably accomplishes what it set out to do in this case: reach the merits of this appeal so that it can overhaul the Voting Rights Act. Indeed, from its initial decision to deny the motion to remand filed by the Plaintiffs and the State of Texas, to its decision to reverse the district court’s judgment in each of the nine target counties, the majority proceeds with a kind of determination not often seen in a judicial opinion. Like Chiéf Judge Politz, I believe that the parties should be…