Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 17, 2001, No. 99-60505 (National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Fordice)

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

The issues before us today are whether the district court erred in finding that the Plaintiffs-Appellants met their burden of proof under the first necessary precondition of a Section 2 Voting Rights claim, and whether the district court erred in ultimately denying their claim under its totality of the circumstances inquiry.