Legal Opinion
Rural West Tennessee African American-Affairs Council (98-6718), Phillip R. Langsdon (98-6778) v. Don Sundquist, Governor of the State of Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2000No. 98-6718, 98-6778PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATCHELDER J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CLAY, J., joined. NATHANIEL R. JONES, J. (pp. 844-47), issued a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Don Sundquist, Governor of the State of Tennessee, and other state officials appeal from a district court order finding that a districting plan for the Tennessee House of Representatives unlawfully dilutes African-American voting strength in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and enjoining further use of that plan. The State further requests a stay of the district court’s order for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Citizens for a Better Gretna v. City of Gretna, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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