Legal Opinion
Manuel Welch v. Lillie v. McKenzie
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1985No. 84-4562PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Manuel Welch, an unsuccessful black candidate for a supervisor’s post in Copiah County, Mississippi, and three black voters appeal an adverse judgment entered after a bench trial of their suit under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. They argue that irregularities, errors, and fraud in the distribution and counting of absentee ballots, resulting in a narrow victory for the white incumbent, either were racially motivated or had the effect of diluting the votes of black…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Elizabeth B. Duncan v. David B. PoythressCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rev. Roy Jones v. The City of LubbockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by28 opinions
- John C. Noble v. F.A. White, Jr. And Claiborne County Mississippi Board of Election Commissioners, F.A. White, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Curry v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Burton v. GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Hutchinson v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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