Legal Opinion
Coalition to Preserve Houston v. Interim Board of Trustees of Westheimer Independent School District
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 1, 1980No. Civ. A. H-77-92, H-77-121PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971 et seq., (“the Act”), Section 5, prohibits a state or political subdivision from enacting or seeking to administer any voting qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure different from that in effect on November 1, 1972 without first either instituting a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or obtaining approval from the Attorney General. 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. The voting change must not have the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Perez v. VelezDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- United States v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1992
- Gerena-Valentin v. KochDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Foreman v. Dallas County, Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1998
- Shirley v. Chrysler First, Inc.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1991
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