Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 27, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-230 LONPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LONGOBARDI, Chief Judge.
This is a class action suit arising under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. The named representative Plaintiffs brought the action on behalf of all of the eligible black voters in the Red Clay School District (“District”). They allege that the current method of electing members of the Red Clay Board of Education (“Board”) unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of black citizens and has the effect of providing black citizens in the Red Clay School District less opportunity than white citizens to participate in the political…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Westwego Citizens for Better Government v. City of Westwego, a Municipal Corporation Organized Pursuant to the Laws of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Smith v. ClintonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1988
- Wehringer v. Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Williams v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jenkins v. Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Jenkins v. ManningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Clay v. Board of Educ. of City of St. LouisDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1995
- Jenkins v. ReinboldCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Jenkins v. Red Clay Consolidated School District Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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