United States Fifth Circuit

Absent any other countervailing evidence in the record, the district court may consider elections of African-Americans over white candidates to ultimately conclude that the electoral success of African-Americans in Mississippi militates against a finding of vote dilution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2001
• Published 05/17/2001

Judges

• CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ellis F. Turnage (argued), Cleveland, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tom Hunt Cole, Jr. (argued), Jackson, MS, for Defendants-Appellees.