Legal Opinion
Butts v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 13, 1985No. 84 Civ. 7373-CLBPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIEANT, Judge.
Plaintiffs, suing in behalf of a class consisting of all present and/or potentially eligible Black and Hispanic voters residing in New York City, seek injunctive and declaratory relief holding that New York Election Law § 6-162 violates the United States Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983. The challenged New York statute is a run-off primary law, applicable only to the City of New York and there only to the three city-wide offices. It states in full:
“In the city of New York, when no candidate for the office…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Butts v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Aldasoro v. KennersonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1995
- Collins v. City of NorfolkDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Butts v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Butts, III v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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