Legal Opinion
McConnell v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1987No. Nos. 86-1507, 86-1604 to 86-1611, 86-1619, 86-1620 and 86-3011PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal concerns judgments for damages and injunctive relief entered against county electoral board members and a general county registrar. These appellants failed to reappoint two registrars and an assistant registrar, appellees, due to their political affiliations. This appeal also concerns the district court’s order that the Commonwealth of Virginia’s insurance carrier pay the judgments. We affirm the district court’s judgment that the failure to reappoint the appellees violated their constitutional rights and its order requiring the…
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