Legal Opinion
Martin v. Mabus
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided October 11, 1988No. Civ. A. J84-0708(B), J85-0960(B)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BARBOUR, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This action is a Voting Rights Act claim by which the Plaintiffs challenged the system of electing circuit, chancery, and some county court judges in the State of Mississippi. The Plaintiffs alleged that the multi-member at-large system of electing judges in Mississippi diluted black voting strength and violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. The Court, on May 28, 1986, enjoined all elections of state court judges pending resolution of this issue. The Court ordered bifurcation of the liability and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mars Ketchum v. Jane M. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Wells v. EdwardsDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1972
- Martin v. AllainDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1987
- Mississippi State Chapter, Operation Push v. AllainDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1987
- Voter Information Project, Inc. v. City of Baton RougeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Matter of Boundaries of City of JacksonMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Mississippi State Chapter, Operation Push, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Ray Mabus, Governor of Mississippi, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Magnolia Bar Ass'n, Inc. v. LeeDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992
- Brooks v. State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1989
- Mellow v. MitchellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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