Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1989No. 89-1171PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the settlement of claims, brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973a, 1983, 1985, and 1988, which alleged that various election officials committed fraudulent and racially discriminatory acts in order to influence the outcome of a local option election. A group of “wets” brought this action challenging the election in Conway County, Arkansas on November 4, 1986, which by a narrow margin banned the sale of alcoholic beverages. After substantial discovery and three days of trial, the district court1 substituted as defendants the current members of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Leslie Landrum, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Lee Landrum, Deceased v. John Moats and Robert J. RockwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Mary Fishe Bell v. J. W. SouthwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Glen HOFFMANN, Appellee, v. ALSIDE, INC., and United States Steel Corporation, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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- Burton v. City of Belle GladeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Cleveland County Ass'n v. Cleveland County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- White v. State of Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
- Alumax Mill Products, Inc. v. Congress Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass'n v. County of AlbanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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