Legal Opinion
Hall v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1997No. 95-8374PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:
Bleckley County, Georgia has had a single-commissioner government since its creation in 1912. In this case, we must decide whether such a system violates the equal protection rights of African-American citizens by diluting their ability to vote. We hold that the governmental structure was neither enacted nor maintained with a discriminatory purpose. Thus, we affirm the district court.
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This case has a long procedural history. Several black citizens filed suit in 1985, alleging that Bleckley County’s single-commissioner government diluted their voting strength in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Burton v. City of Belle GladeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Hutchinson v. PfeilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Church of Scientology of Georgia, Inc. v. City of Sandy SpringsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2012
- Green Party v. KempDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2016
- Friedman v. SnipesDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2004
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