Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Wallace
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided January 30, 1985No. Civ. A. CV84-G-2689-WPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
This is a class action brought by black citizens and electors of Greene County, Alabama. In this phase of the litigation plaintiffs claim that Act No. 507 of the 1983 Alabama Legislature is unenforceable because it has not been approved under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. They seek appropriate declaratory and injunctive relief on the basis of such claim. Following a hearing on the merits the court makes and enters the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Findings of Fact
1. Greene County…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Beer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Moore v. Western Surety Co.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1991
- Greene County Racing Commission v. City of BirminghamDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1991
- United States v. LouisianaDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
- United States v. State of La.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
- Caucus v. AlabamaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2013
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