Legal Opinion
Heggins v. City of Dallas, Tex.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided February 22, 1979No. Civ. A. CA 3-79-118-EPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiffs bring this action for injunction under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.1 A *740three-judge court was convened, and a hearing was held February 16, 1979. After carefully considering the evidence and the arguments of counsel, the Court has determined that the City of Dallas may not conduct city council elections until the city’s election plan has received the preclearance required by section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.2
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The Court has jurisdiction over the subject and the parties in this lawsuit, and venue is proper in the Northern District of Texas. 42…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wise v. LipscombSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Briscoe v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Busbee v. SmithDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
- Andrew Ramos, Jesus Trinidad, Jr. And Bruno Martinez v. Alfred H. KoebigCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Williams v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1990
- Herron v. KochDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- South Carolina v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
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