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En banc Eleventh Circuit finds itself evenly divided over disposition of Section 2 vote dilution claim from Glades County, Florida

En banc Eleventh Circuit finds itself evenly divided over disposition of Section 2 vote dilution claim from Glades County, Florida: You can access today's order of the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

The majoriity on a divided three-judge Eleventh Circuit panel, in July 2007, issued this decision reversing the entry of judgment against the plaintiffs. My earlier coverage of that ruling appears here. At that time, Law Professor Rick Hasen, at his "Election Law" blog, predicted that this case could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. If today's evenly divided en banc result is any indication, Rick's prediction may indeed prove accurate.

Full post as published by How Appealing on July 02, 2008 (boomark / email).