Legal Opinion
Solomon v. Liberty County Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 2000No. 97-2540PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This case involves challenges under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (1994) (as amended), to the at-large method of electing the county commission and the school board of Liberty County, Florida. We hold that the district court properly denied relief and therefore affirm.
I
The facts and procedural history of this case have been developed extensively in two previous panel opinions, Solomon v. Liberty County, Florida, 865 F.2d 1566, 1568-69 (11th Cir.1988), vacated, 873 F.2d 248 (11th Cir.1989) (Solomon I); Solomon v. Liberty County Comm’rs, 166…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. De GrandySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Community Housing Trust v. Department of Consumer & Regulatory AffairsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Thompson v. Glades County Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Gregory Solomon v. Liberty County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Thompson v. Glades County Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007