Legal Opinion
In the Matter of City of Springfield, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 7, 1987No. 87-1557PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The district court has held that the City of Springfield, Illinois, violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, by maintaining a system of at-large elections that prevented black voters from influencing the outcome of the contests. McNeil v. City of Springfield, 658 F.Supp. 1015 (1987). The court enjoined the elections scheduled for February 1987, keeping in office the City Council that, the court held, was illegally constituted. No one took a timely appeal from this injunction. The court also ordered the City to draw up a plan to comply with the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
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