White v. State of Ala.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.

Irl this lawsuit, three African-American plaintiffs — Hoover White, John A. Dillard, and Glenn Moody — claim that the current at-large system of electing Alabama appellate judges violates § 2 and § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1973, 1973c (West 1994). 1 They name as defendants the State of Alabama and its Secretary of State. The plaintiffs invoke the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331,1343(3) (West 1993) and 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971(d) (West 1994). The plaintiffs represent all…