1.   Farrar and others also cited concern about successive annexations of affluent, Anglo communities by the city of Houston and the effect it could have on minority voting strength.

2.   In a case from Georgia, lawyers will argue that the Justice Department must seek independent confirmation that a redistricting plan improperly dilutes minority voting strength before ordering changes.

3.   It matters not at all, in this new regime, whether the apportionment dilutes or enhances minority voting strength.

4.   It matters not at all, in this new regime, whether the apportionment dilutes or enhances minority voting strength. . . .

5.   It was against this backdrop that the Court, construing the Equal Protection Clause, undertook to ensure that apportionment plans do not dilute minority voting strength.

6.   Minority voting strength is often weaker than the numbers might suggest because the turnout of minority voters is usually lower than white voters.

7.   The Justice Department argued that dilution of minority voter strength creates polarization.

8.   To comply, states like Louisiana have been choosing district boundaries that increase or maintain minority voting strength.

9.   When race is the issue, however, we have recognized the need for judicial intervention to prevent dilution of minority voting strength.

10.   White voters in those states are challenging the unusual shapes of congressional districts designed to maximize minority voter strength.