Legal Opinion
Concerned Citizens for Equality v. McDonald
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1995No. 94-41152PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Concerned Citizens For Equality (CCE) brought this suit against Defendants-Appellees the County Commissioners of Orange County, Texas (Commissioners), alleging that the current four-precinct, single-member structure used to elect Constables and Justices .of the Peace in Orange County (JP Precincts) dilutes black voting strength and thus violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). 1
The Commissioners moved for summary judgment, contending that, as blacks were not a majority in any of the four existing JP Precincts, CCE could not satisfy requirements of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Holder v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Kenneth Walker v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Fraire v. City Of ArlingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Prejean v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Clark v. Calhoun County, Miss.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Reed v. Town of BabylonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1996
- Mallory v. State of OhioDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1997
- Clark v. Calhoun County, MSCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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