Legal Opinion
Cane v. Worcester County, Md.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 7, 1994No. Civ. Y-92-3226PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior District Judge.
Honiss W. Cane, Jr., Fannie Birckhead, James L. Purnell, Sr. and Saunders Marshall (“plaintiffs”) have sued Worcester County, Maryland, George M. Hurley, John E. Bloxom, Reginald T. Hancock, Floyd F. Basett and Jeanne Lynch (“defendants”), and the Worcester County Board of Commissioners (“Board”), alleging that the system for electing members to the Board violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against African-American voters.
Worcester County Government
Worcester County is a predominantly rural county located' in the southeastern…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Citizens for a Better Gretna v. City of Gretna, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cane v. Worcester CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Cane v. Worcester County, MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Cane v. Worcester County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1994
- Cane v. Worcester County, Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1995
- Honiss W. Cane, Jr. v. Worcester County, Maryland George M. Hurley John E. Bloxom Reginald T. Hancock Floyd F. Bassett Jeanne Lynch, Members, Worcester County Board of Commissioners, and George H. Dryden Hinson Finney Mark Frostrom, United States of America Center for Voting and Democracy Republican National Committee, Amici Curiae. Honiss W. Cane, Jr. v. Worcester County, Maryland George M. Hurley John E. Bloxom Reginald T. Hancock, Floyd F. Bassett Jeanne Lynch, Members, Worcester County Board of Commissioners, and George H. Dryden Hinson Finney Mark Frostrom, United States of America Center for Voting and Democracy Republican National Committee, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995