<x-flowed>Mr. Mayer,

See Johnson v. De Grandy (1994).  There was redistricting in State House and Senate in Florida, pitting two minorities (Cubans and Blacks) against one another.

Held: there is no discrimination claim b/c even though they met the Gingles test, proportional representation is good enough. Maximization of minority districts is not required. Souter: VRA protects against political famine, not feast. Section 2 is about equality of opportunity.

I think this is what you are looking for. Let me know,

Daniel Schuman
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Emory University School of Law
Class of 2006
404/312-8255


Kenneth R. Mayer wrote:

Can anyone provide information about how often different minority groups are at odds with each other over VRA issues?  Are there examples of litigation in which, for example, Hispanic and African American voters in a jurisdiction have both challenged a redistricting plan or other voting practice, alleging vote dilution, and sought changes which would affect the other groupÕs claims? How do judges balance these competing claims?

 

 

 

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