Legal Opinion
Corder v. Kirksey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1978No. 76-3601PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Black residents of Pickens County, Alabama, brought this action to challenge the electoral schemes for the county commission, board of education, and Democratic Executive Committee. The plaintiffs contested the districting of all three bodies on the basis that the districts did not satisfy the “one person, one vote” mandate of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution. See generally Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 84 S.Ct. 1362, 12 L.Ed.2d 506 (1964). They also questioned the at-large method of electing county commissioners and school board members;1 the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Dillard v. Crenshaw CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1986
- John W. Cross v. Lloyd BaxterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- McIntosh County Branch of the Naacp v. The City of DarienCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Corder v. KirkseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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