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OLD PERSON v. COONEY

No. 98-36157.

230 F.3d 1113 (2000)

Earl OLD PERSON; Carol Juneau; Bill Whitehead; Herman Red Elk; Ronald Williams; Margaret Campbell; Andrea Main; Donald Meyers; Joseph MacDonald; Jeannine Padilla, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mike COONEY, Secretary of State for the State of Montana; Marc Racicot, Governor for the State of Montana, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laughlin McDonald, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Sarah A. Bond, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: William C. CANBY, Jr., Melvin BRUNETTI, and Diarmuid F. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted August 9, 1999 — Seattle, Washington.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Eleven American Indian plaintiffs appeal the district court's judgment in favor of the defendants, the Governor and Secretary of State of Montana. The plaintiffs contend that the 1992 redistricting plan for Montana's State House of Representatives and Senate dilutes the voting strength of American Indians in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S...

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