Legal Opinion
United States v. Dallas County Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1988No. 87-7766PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this vote dilution suit, the United States appeals from a final judgment imposing a court-ordered election plan for the Dallas County Board of Education (School Board) (Alabama). The final judgment followed the district court’s finding that the School Board’s at-large electoral system impermissibly diluted black voting strength, in violation of section 2 et seq. of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq., as amended. Because we find that the district court’s remedial plan is insufficient to cure the violation, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
Dallas County is…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
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