Legal Opinion
United States v. Dallas County Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1988No. 87-7459PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is a companion case to United States v. Dallas County Commission, No. 87-7766, 850 F.2d 1433 (11th Cir.1988). In No. 87-7766, we held that the district court’s remedial plan for election of members to the Dallas County Board of Education does not comply with section 2 et seq. of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq.
In this appeal, the sole question presented is whether a similar election plan adopted by the district court with respect to the Dallas County Commission, is likewise infirm under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Upham v. SeamonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Butts v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Judson Edge, Ronald J. Foust, Georgia L. Deriso, David W. Tietjen, and Arthur Watts v. Sumter County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Dallas County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Dallas County CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Nipper v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Dallas County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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