Legal Opinion
Little v. King
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 20, 2011No. Civil Action 10-1216PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GARLAND, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Benjamin Little brings this action under the Voting Rights Act of 1965(VRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq. He seeks a declaratory judgment that § 5 of the VRA requires preclearance of Alabama Act No. 95-648, which mandates the disclosure of campaign contributions to state judges and requires judicial recusal under specified circumstances. Ala.Code § 12-24-1, -2. Little also seeks to enjoin Alabama Attorney General Troy King from enforcing the Alabama Act until it is precleared.
The plaintiff has named both Attorney General King and United States…
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