Legal Opinion
Voter Information Project, Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1980No. Nos. 77-3089, 77-3090PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
These two consolidated cases raise constitutional challenges under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 to the at-large schemes of electing City Judges in Baton Rouge and State Judges in East Baton Rouge Parish. Plaintiffs 1 allege that these election systems invidiously dilute the voting strength of black persons residing in Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. The District Court dismissed each of the actions under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. We…
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