Legal Opinion
Moore v. Beaufort County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1991No. 90-3122PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge:
Appellant Beaufort County appeals from the decision of the district court enforcing a settlement agreement. We find that the parties reached a complete agreement settling this case, and therefore affirm the decision below.
I
Black voters of Beaufort County, North Carolina brought this class action under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. Although approximately 30% of the residents of the County are black, no black candidate has been elected to the five-member Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) in at least thirty years. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Negron Gaztambide v. Hernandez TorresCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Cleveland County Ass'n v. Cleveland County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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