Williams v. City of Texarkana
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HENDREN, District Judge.
On September 25,1992, this Court entered a Memorandum Opinion and Order, filed on September 29, 1992, finding that the present 4-3 plan for election of board members in the city of Texarkana violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The Court directed that the present plan be- abandoned; that the present board members cease to be such; that a new non-violative plan be put in place; that the city’s population be duly reapportioned in accordance with the new plan and in compliance with both Arkansas and Federal law; and that new board members be duly elected for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Jewell v. Miller County Election CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997