Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Lamone
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 23, 2011No. Case No. RWT-11cv3220PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE THREE-JUDGE COURT
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
After the 2010 decennial census, Maryland enacted a new redistricting plan in October 2011 for its eight congressional districts. The plaintiffs, nine African-American residents of Maryland, commenced this action against election officials of Maryland (“Maryland” or “the State”), contending that the redistricting plan violates their rights under Article I, § 2, of the U.S. Constitution; the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution; and § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 because the plan dilutes African-American…
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