90-813 & 90-974 -- DISSENT LAWYERS' ASSN. v. TEXAS ATTORNEY GEN.

Nos. 90-813 and 90-974

LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION, et al.,PETITIONERSv.90-813

OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, et al., PETITIONERSv.90-974

on writs of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit

[June 20, 1991]

Justice Scalia, with whom The Chief Justice and Jus- tice Kennedy join, dissenting.

For the reasons stated in my opinion in Chisom v. Ed- wards, ante at ---, I would not apply 2 of the Voting Rights Act to vote dilution claims in judicial elections, and would therefore affirm the judgment below.