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WESTWEGO CITIZENS FOR BETTER GOVERN. v. CITY OF WESTWEGO

No. 87-3761.

872 F.2d 1201 (1989)

WESTWEGO CITIZENS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF WESTWEGO, A Municipal Corporation organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Louisiana, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. David Gelfand, Terry E. Allbritton, Alice M. Jacobs, Jacobs, Jernigan & Weiner, and Ronald L. Wilson, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jon A. Gegenheimer, Gretna, La., Gerald Arceneaux, Westwego, La., for defendants-appellees.

Laughlin McDonald, Neil Bradley, William P. Quigley, Gen. Counsel, A.C.L.U., for amicus curiae A.C.L.U.

Pamela S. Karlan, Julius Levonne Chambers, C. Lanie Guinier, N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Ed. Fund, for amicus curiae N.A.A.C.P.

Before THORNBERRY, KING and JONES, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants Westwego Citizens for Better Government appeal from the judgment of the district court dismissing their class-action suit under section 2 et seq. of the Voting Rights Act. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand this case for specific findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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Westwego is a small city located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana with a population...

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