Legal Opinion
Kirkley David, L. Little, J. E. Clark v. Pitser Garrison and Ed Wareing
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1977No. 75-1731PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the narrow question of whether an at-large election system in Lufkin, Texas, population 23,049, 72% white and 28% black, works an unconstitutional dilution of votes for the City Commission election. The district court held the at-large plan unconstitutional and ordered an election with one at-large and six single member districts. Because the district court’s factual findings are not adequate to support the finding of unconstitutionality, we vacate and remand.
Plaintiffs are black residents and registered voters in the City of Lufkin, Texas. They brought…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
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