Legal Opinion
Cottier v. City of Martin
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 9, 2007No. CIV 02-5021-KESPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REMEDIAL ORDER
SCHREIER, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that Martin Ordinance 122 dilutes the voting strength of Indians by fragmenting the Indian voters into three wards, which has the result and effect of denying the rights of Indians to vote on account of race in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965(VRA). On remand from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court found that Ordinance 122 violated § 2 of the VRA. Cottier v. City of Martin, 466 F.Supp.2d 1175 (D.S.D.2006). The court gave defendants, acting on behalf of the City of Martin, the first opportunity to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- 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
- United States v. City of EuclidDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2008
- United States v. Euclid City School BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
- Cottier v. City of MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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