This article critiques the views of Freedman et al. and Clark and Morrison on questions having
to do with the applications of social science methodology in the law, including statistical
techniques to measure racial bloc voting and techniques to estimate the Spanish-origin percent
age of registered voters. It is argued that these authors misunderstand the case law in the voting
rights area and have unrealistic standards of precrscon that, if adopted, would make it virtually
impossible for minority plaintiffs to successfully prosecute a voting rights claim.
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