Legal Opinion
Cane v. Worcester County, Md.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 4, 1994No. Civ. Y-92-3226PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior District Judge.
The pending question, premised on § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, is whether the Court should adopt Bill 93-6, enacted by the defendants on May 18, 1993 or impose a court ordered plan.
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Plaintiffs filed an action under § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 challenging the system used by Worcester County to elect county commissioners. By Memorandum Opinion, dated January 7, 1994, the Court held that the system utilized to elect the Worcester County Commission, the governing body of Worcester…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. ParadiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Upham v. SeamonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Maxine B. Cousin v. Don Sundquist State Election Commission Brook Thompson Hamilton County Election Commission Carolyn JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Cane v. Worcester CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Village of Port ChesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Cane v. Worcester County, MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Euclid City School BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
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