HILL, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question of whether a white male plaintiff can recover statutorily authorized attorney's fees as a "prevailing party" in an action to enforce compliance with a specific provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. We answer this question in the affirmative, and therefore reverse the judgment of the district court.
BACKGROUND
In August 1985, appellant Phillip Maloney initiated this action under the Voting...
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