U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1992

Chisom v. Edwards

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided October 6, 1992 · Higginbotham, Johnson, King

975 F.2d 1092; 1992 WL 258803 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

William P. Quigley, New Orleans, La., Judith Reed, Sherrilyn A. Ifell, Julius L, Chambers, New York City, Roy J. Rodney, Jr., McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, Ronald L. Wilson, New Orleans, La., Pamela S. Karlan, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Va., for appellant., Darleen M. Jacobs, New Orleans, La., for amicus Supreme Court Justice of Orl., Mark L. Gross, Jessica Dunsay Silver, Irving Gornstein, Atty., U.S. Dept, of Justice, Appellate Section, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, D.C., for U.S., Brenda Wright, Robert B. MeDuff, Washington, D.C., for amicus Lawyers’ Comm., Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Christina B. Peck, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., John R. Dunne, Asst. Atty. Gen., Steven H. Rosenbau, Atty., Donna M. Murphy, Atty., Justice Dept., Voting Section, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, D.C., Albert I. Donovan, Jr., Executive Counsel to Governor Edwards, Office of the Governor, Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appel-lees., Peter J. Butler, Lucke Purnell Rain Harrell, New Orleans, La., for Walter F. Marcus, Jr.

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Opinion of the Court

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before KING, JOHNSON and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

The consent judgment referred to in our order filed on August 21, 1992, 970 F.2d 1408, having been entered by the district court, these appeals are DISMISSED.

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