Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Dallas
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 28, 1990No. CA 3-88-1152-RPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BUCHMEYER, District Judge.
This is a voting rights case.
It concerns the “8-3 system” for the election of members of the Dallas City Council — i.e., 8 single-member districts and 3 “at-large” places. Under this system, no African-American has ever been elected to one of the at-large seats; only one Mexican-American has been elected at-large under the 8-3 system but, as discussed below, this was due to some very unusual circumstances that will not be repeated. Accordingly, this opinion holds:(i) that the 8-3 system violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973,…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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