Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Euclid
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided April 16, 2008No. 1:06cv01652PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KATHLEEN McDONALD O’MALLEY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On July 10, 2006, the United States (the “government”) filed a complaint, alleging that the City of Euclid’s (“Euclid” or the “City”) method of electing its City Council, using a combination of single-member districts and slotted, at-large positions, results in the dilution of African-American voting strength, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1937 (“Section 2”). After a bench trial beginning on August 6, 2007, this Court agreed.
In a lengthy oral ruling delivered on August 21, 2007, the…
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