United States Eighth Circuit

In an action alleging Voting Rights Act and constitutional violations based on allegations that a municipality's wards were configured in a manner that intentionally and effectively diluted the voting strength of Native-Americans and kept Indian-preferred aldermen candidates from being elected, a final judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded for a proper totality of the circumstances analysis pursuant to the Voting Rights Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2006
• Published 05/05/2006

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HEANEY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bryan L. Sells, argued, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sara Frankenstein, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellee.