BOLLEY JOHNSON, SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, et al., APPELLANTS 92-519 v. MIGUEL De GRANDY et al. MIGUEL De GRANDY, et al., APPELLANTS 92-593
on appeals from the united states district court
for the northern district of florida
[June 30, 1994]
Justice Thomas , with whom Justice Scalia joins,
For the reasons I explain in Holder v. Hall, ante, I
would vacate the judgment of the District Court and
remand with instructions to dismiss the actions consolidated in these cases for failure to state a claim under §2
of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 42 U.S.C. § 1973.
Each of the actions consolidated in these cases asserted
that Florida's apportionment plan diluted the vote of a
minority group. In accordance with the views I express
in Holder, I would hold that an apportionment plan is
not a "standard, practice, or procedure" that may be
challenged under §2. I therefore respectfully dissent.