Legal Opinion
Montano v. Suffolk County Legislature
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 21, 2003No. 03-CV-1506(ADS)(ARL)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In this case, the plaintiffs, Hispanic and African-American voters in Suffolk County, allege that the present redistricting plan for the Suffolk County Legislature (the “Legislature”), namely Resolution No. 402-2003 (“Resolution 402”) violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The plaintiffs allege that the violations involve two of the eighteen legislative districts, namely proposed districts 9 and 15.
Presently before the Court is a motion for a…
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