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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 31 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Carrie Meek v. Metropolitan Dade County.

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1 Carrie Meek v. Metropolitan Dade County Anchor
ca11 · 1990
green “whether a given minority candidate who has long enjoyed electoral success is the preferred representative requires appraisal of local facts within the ken of the district court and best left to it.” 6
2 Solomon v. Liberty County, Fla.
flnd · 1997
green “the more recent history of elections in liberty county shows consistent electoral success by the black candidate of choice for public office,” 5
3 City Of Carrollton Branch Of The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People v. Stallings
ca11 · 1987
green “the election of a black to the city council in carrollton, and the city councils of villa rica and temple, the election of a black as mayor of the city of whitesburg and the election of a black to the carrollton school board.” 4
4 City Of Carrollton Branch Of The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People v. Stallings
ca11 · 1987
green “no black had ever been elected.” 4
5 Nipper v. Smith
ca11 · 1994
green “an item of circumstantial evidence is irrelevant only if it does not allow the trier of fact reasonably to infer anything about whether or not the voting strength of the minority group has been impermissibly diluted.” 4
6 Solomon v. Liberty County, Fla.
flnd · 1997
green “plaintiffs correctly conceded that there was no racial motivation behind the 1900 amendment to the florida constitution of 1885, which provided for at-large election of county commissioners.” 4
7 Solomon v. Liberty County, Fla.
flnd · 1997
green “the local democratic executive committee has sponsored well-attended rallies to which all candidates were invited and which the black candidates attended.” 4

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