Legal Opinion
United States v. Saint Landry Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1979No. 77-2237PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
The government brought this action claiming that a vote-buying scheme, allegedly carried out at a school board election in district ten of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, violated various provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The district court dismissed the government’s two count complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. 1 The government now appeals that dismissal. We affirm as to count I and reverse as to count II.
Because the issue before us is the sufficiency of the government’s complaint, we will outline its allegations in detail. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Goosby v. OsserSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- League of United Latin American Citizens (Lulac) of Texas v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Miller v. DanielsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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