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Chisom v. Edwards

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided July 28, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-4075PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.

This matter came before the Court on June 29, 1988 for hearing on plaintiffs motion for preliminary injunction. For the following reasons, the Court now GRANTS the motion.

This is a voting discrimination case. Plaintiffs allege that the present system for electing the two Louisiana Supreme Court Justices from New Orleans area improperly dilutes the voting strength of black Orleans Parish voters. Plaintiffs now seek to enjoin the upcoming election on October 1,1988 for one of the two seats.

Because the Court finds a substantial likelihood, based on…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Katzenbach v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. City of Rome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Williams v. State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  3. Clark v. EdwardsDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1988
  4. Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Louisiana State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. State of LouisianaDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2020

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