Legal Opinion
Black Voters v. John J. McDonough
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 17, 1977No. 76-1568PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from the judgment and order denying relief in a class action seeking a declaration that the at-large method of electing members of the Boston School Committee dilutes the ballot strength of Boston’s black voters in violation of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1971, 1973 et seq.). We affirm but direct that the order below be without prejudice. 1
The at-large system for electing the Boston School Committee, incorporated in Section 18 of the Boston City Charter, was adopted in 1875. Modified in 1906, this system provides that five school committeemen be…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Massachusetts Hospital Ass'n, Inc. v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980
- Latino Political Action Committee, Inc. v. City of BostonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
- Black Political Task Force v. ConnollyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
- United States v. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1978
- Vecinos De Barrio Uno v. City of HolyokeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
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