Legal Opinion
Bert Williams v. John R. Leatherbury
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1982No. 81-1440PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This suit, challenging the constitutionality of the “at large” system of electing school trustees in the plaintiffs’ school district, was never brought to trial. After it had been pending almost four years, the Court issued an order staying proceedings in the case because the state legislature had enacted a bill that mandated the single-member district elections sought by the suit. V.T.C.A., Education Code § 23.023. However, before the statute could take effect, approval by the United States Department of Justice was required. Section 5, Voting Rights Act of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Dawson v. PastrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Harrington v. DeVitoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by73 opinions
- Hollis Watkins v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Moses Leroy v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Victoria Posada v. Lamb County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Kellee Jo Beard v. Julia Teska, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- J & J Anderson, Inc. v. Town of ErieCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
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