Legal Opinion
Blacks United for Lasting Leadership, Inc. v. The City of Shreveport, Louisiana Municipal Association, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1978No. 76-3619PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This is the third of four consolidated voting dilution cases we decide today. See Nevett v. Sides (Nevett II), 571 F.2d 209, 213 n. 1 (5th Cir. 1978). Black citizens of Shreveport, Louisiana, and organizations representing their interests brought this class action to strike down the at-large system for electing the city commissioners of Shreveport. The black citizens, who in 1974 constituted thirty-two percent of the voting population, alleged that the at-large feature operated unconstitutionally to dilute their votes. The district court agreed and declared the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by29 opinions
- United States v. Marengo County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, Florida, Elmer Jenkins v. City of Pensacola, Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, Florida, Elmer Jenkins v. City of PensacolaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Herman Lodge v. J. F. Buxton, Ray DelaigleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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