Legal Opinion
Dobson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 23, 1971No. Civ. 71-772PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARVEY, District Judge:
In this civil action, eight black residents of the City of Baltimore seek to enjoin the holding of certain impending elections for City Council, namely, a primary election scheduled for September 14, 1971 and a general election scheduled for November 2, 1971. 1 In their complaint, plaintiffs assert the unconstitutionality of a recent redistricting Ordinance, No. 1023, of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, dated April 1, 1971, claiming that this enactment denies plaintiffs rights guaranteed to them by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Fortson v. DorseySupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Beer v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Knox v. Milwaukee County Board of Elections CommissionersDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1984
- Shapiro v. State of MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- Simkins v. GressetteDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1980
- Banks v. Board of Education of City of Peoria, School District No. 150District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1987
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