Legal Opinion
Cane v. Worcester County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1994No. 94-1579PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge GEORGE ROSS ANDERSON joined.
*923OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Honiss W. Cane, Jr. and others1 brought this action on behalf of all African-American residents of Worcester County, Maryland (collectively “Plaintiffs”), claiming that the at-large system used to elect members of the County Board of Commissioners (“the Board”) diluted the voting strength of African-Americans in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended June 29, 1982.2 See 42…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. De GrandySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Shaw v. RenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Vecinos De Barrio Uno v. City of HolyokeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Harold B. Smith and Illinois Republican Party v. Kenneth R. Boyle, in Their Official Capacity as Members of the Illinois State Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Village of Port ChesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Cottier v. City of MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Cane v. Worcester County, MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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