Legal Opinion
Citizens for a Better Gretna v. City of Gretna, La.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 12, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-4901PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT F. COLLINS, District Judge.
When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act 1 in 1965 to eliminate voting discrimination and to affirm the fundamental right of each citizen to participate fully in elections, President Lyndon Johnson hailed its enactment as a “triumph for freedom as huge as any ever won on any battlefield.” 2 The weapon Congress utilized to secure that freedom was Section 2 of the Act, which created a right of action for private citizens or the government to challenge discriminatory voting practices or procedures. 3 This case evokes a consideration of the extent to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Citizens for a Better Gretna v. City of Gretna, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Westwego Citizens for Better Government v. City of WestwegoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Lyman v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
- Clark v. EdwardsDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1988
- United States v. City of EuclidDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2008
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