Legal Opinion
Smith v. Board of Supervisors of Brunswick County
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 10, 1992No. Civ. A. 3:91CV00599PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPENCER, District Judge.
This case presents a challenge to the voting redistricting plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Brunswick County, Virginia on July 31, 1991 (“July plan”). Plaintiffs contend that the July plan dilutes voting strength of minority voters in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 and the fifteenth amendment of the United States Constitution.
This court properly retains jurisdiction over this case under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (Federal Question), 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a)(3) and (4) (Elective franchise claim requesting equitable relief) and…
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- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. Brunswick CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- George R. Smith Charles White James A. Smith, Jr. v. Brunswick County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors Raymond S. Daniel Thomas B. Taylor Walter Rice, Jr. Marion W. Peebles H. Paul Harrison, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Board of Supervisors of Brunswick County the Electoral Board of Brunswick County, Virginia Mathew B. Morton Benjamin P. Powell Nora Wilkins, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Electoral Board of Brunswick County Registrar of Brunswick County Barbara Lewis, in Her Official Capacity as Registrar of Brunswick County v. American Civil Liberties Union, of Virginia Aclu Foundation of Virginia, Third Party and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Brunswick County, Virginia, Branch, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993