Legal Opinion
Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, Florida, Elmer Jenkins v. City of Pensacola
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1981No. 78-3507PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases arise from an attack on the forms of government in the City of Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida. The County Commission, City Council and School Board are all defendants. The district court, after extensive hearings, found that the at-large election systems used to elect each of the three defendant bodies are unconstitutional. 1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. Overview of Plaintiffs’ Claim
These class actions were filed simultaneously on March 18, 1977, by black voters of Pensacola and Escambia County. The plaintiffs alleged that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Escambia County v. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mars Ketchum v. Jane M. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Rev. Roy Jones v. The City of LubbockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, Florida, Elmer Jenkins v. City of Pensacola, Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Dillard v. Crenshaw CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1986
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