Legal Opinion
Black Voters v. McDonough
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 6, 1976No. CA 75-812-TPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INTRODUCTION
This is a class action brought by black registered voters of Boston, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Boston’s Mayor, City Council, School Committee, Election Commissioners and City Clerk. 1 The suit challenges the at-large voting procedure for election of members of the Boston School Committee. 2
Plaintiffs claim that, due to a combination of circumstances, the at-large system effectively cancels out, dilutes and minimizes the voting strength of the Boston black community in School Committee elections. This, they say, deprives black residents of constitutional and…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Massachusetts Hospital Ass'n, Inc. v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980
- Latino Political Action Committee, Inc. v. City of BostonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
- United States v. State of TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1978
- Black Voters v. John J. McDonoughCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Black Political Task Force v. ConnollyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
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