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· 6/12/1981

City of Port Arthur, Tex. v. United States

Citations

  • 517 F. Supp. 987
  • 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12737

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  • “[W]e need not reach the issue of whether the changes in voting standards, practices or procedures were undertaken with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or language-affiliation if we find that these same actions have a discriminatory effect.”
  • “[W]e need not reach the issue of whether the changes in voting standards, practices or procedures were undertaken with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or language-affiliation if we find that these same actions have a discriminatory effect.”

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Judges: Wright, Smith, Richey

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