Legal Opinion
Barnett ex rel. Bonilla v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1998No. Nos. 97-2792, 97-2793PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
After the 1990 decennial census, the City of Chicago was required by Illinois law to redistrict its 50 aldermanie wards in order to adjust to population shifts since the last census. The City Council was unable to agree on a new ward map, so alternative maps were submitted to the electorate in a referendum held in 1992. The winning map was promptly challenged in separate suits by representatives of black and Latino (Hispanic) voters. The district judge dismissed the blacks’ suit on the pleadings shortly after it was filed. We reversed, Barnett v. Daley, 32 F.3d 1196 (7th…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Barnett v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998