Labels:book | reckoner | sky | tree | windowpane OCR: Neither res judicata 10U collateral estoppel is therefore applicable here. PT PORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE DEFENSE Proportional representation is neither an absolute floor nor absolute ceiling under Section the Voting Rights Act The Act itself ex pressly disclaims that pro portional representation any type floor for equal political opportunity for nitorities 1973 Neither propari tional representation, without evidence of sustained clectoral sueCCsS, ceiling on xqual political opportunity This Court held Thornburg Gingles, 478 (opinion of n (O'Connor, concurring 1t judgment) agree with Justicc Brennan that consistent anel sustained Success h candidates pre ferred by minority vote presumptively inconsistent with the existencs violation" (em- phasis supplied] The statutory test ...
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