Legal Opinion
Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1982No. 78-3507, 80-5011PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs filed this class action in March 1977 challenging the at-large systems for electing Escambia’s County Commissioners and School Board members. The case was consolidated with another class action suit challenging the election scheme for the Pensacola City Council. The district court held all three systems unconstitutional, and defendants in each case appealed. We affirmed the district court’s decision as to the School Board and City Council, but reversed its holding as to the County Commission. McMillan v. Escambia County, 638 F.2d…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- 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 by31 opinions
- Escambia County v. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mars Ketchum v. Jane M. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Michaels Building Co. v. Ameritrust Co., N.A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- 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
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