Legal Opinion
Dillard v. City of Greensboro
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 11, 1994No. Civ. A. No. 87-T-1223-NPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs brought this lawsuit against defendant City of Greensboro, Alabama almost seven years ago, claiming that the at-large system used to elect the Greensboro City Council violated § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973. The plaintiffs sued on behalf of themselves and all other African-American citizens in the city. They alleged that, under the at-large system, “the political processes ... are not equally open to participation by [them] ... in that [they] have less opportunity than other members of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- White v. WeiserSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Upham v. SeamonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McDaniel v. SanchezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Presley v. Etowah County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Clark v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dillard v. City of GreensboroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Dillard v. City of GreensboroDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1996
- Dillard v. City of GreensboroDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
- Dillard v. City of GreensboroDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1999
- Dillard v. City of GreensboroDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
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