Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Colorado
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1996No. 94-1471PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN C. PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.
In 1986, the Supreme Court first construed amended § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), Pub.L. No. 89-110, 79 Stat. 437, codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973—1973o, to conclude several North Carolina legislative districts impaired the opportunity of black voters “to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.” Thornburg v. Gingles, 478 U.S. 30, 106 S.Ct. 2752, 92 L.Ed.2d 25 (1986); § 2(b); 42 U.S.C. § 1973(b). Thus having launched a decade of challenges to multi-member election districts and at-large election procedures,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. De GrandySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Sanchez v. The State Of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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