Legal Opinion
Clark v. Roemer
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided October 31, 1990No. Civ. A. 86-435-APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge:
This action was instituted by the plaintiffs under Sections 2 et seq. and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 et seq. and 1973c. 1 Plaintiffs challenge the method in which the State of Louisiana elects its district court, family court, and court of appeal judges and also seek to enjoin the election of all state district court, family court, and court of appeal judges in Louisiana which have not been precleared under Section 5 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. 2 A three-judge Court was convened to hear the Section 5 claim.
This matter is now before…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Milliken v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Spallone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Clark v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. LouisianaDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
- United States v. State of La.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
- Dupree v. MooreDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1993
- Dupree v. MooreDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1993
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