Legal Opinion
Prejean v. Foster
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2000No. 99-30360PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Since 1986, Louisiana’s method of electing judges has been under attack for its alleged infringement of voting rights. The most recent litigation resulted from the state’s efforts to settle an earlier case by creating majority-minority electoral sub-districts within a number of its trial court districts. According to the plaintiffs, who reside and vote in the district of the 23rd Judicial District Court (23rd JDC), the settlement itself intentionally discriminates among voters and thus violates the 14th and 15th Amendments and Section 2(a) of the Voting Rights…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. FeeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hunt v. CromartieSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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