Lopez, Carlos Jr.

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• holding that multimember districts were invalid, notwithstanding compliance with one-person, one-vote rule
• \it is not enough that the racial group allegedly discriminated against has not had legislative seats in proportion to its potential\
• \[T]he black community has been effectively excluded from participation in the Democratic primary selection process.\
• history of discrimination in voting justifies requirement that state legislature affirmatively remedy existing denials of access to political process
• section 2 findings must be based an \intensely local appraisal\ of the historical, social, and political climate of the geographical area in which the suit is brought

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