Legal Opinion
McCord v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided March 12, 1985No. 83-6182-Civ-NCRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROETTGER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs sued the city of Fort Lauder-dale, claiming violation of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 in the city’s at-large elections for city commissioner.
It is important to bear in mind that an attempt to discriminate or a discriminatory motive is not required under the act following the 1982 amendment. Now, a sufficient violation is shown if a discriminatory purpose or result may be inferred from the voting practices.
The exact wording of the statute, as amended, is as follows:
§ 1973. Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Marengo County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Rev. Roy Jones v. The City of LubbockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Allie K. McCord v. City of Fort Lauderdale, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Allie K. McCord v. City of Fort Lauderdale, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986