Legal Opinion
United States v. Charleston County
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 6, 2003No. 2:01-0155-23, 2:01-562-23PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DUFFY, District Judge.
This matter was tried without a jury beginning on July 15, 2002. The United States has alleged that the at-large method of electing the nine-member Charleston County Council violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (“Section 2”), because it results in the unlawful dilution of minority voting strength. The Court-having heard the arguments, read the submissions of counsel, and considered the evidence including court-room testimony, deposition testimony, and exhibits-enters judgment for the United States of America and partial…
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