SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

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Nos. 92-519, 92-593 and 92-767

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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.