Legal Opinion
United States v. Dallas County Commission
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided June 16, 1986No. Civ. A. 78-0578-HPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
HAND, Chief Judge.
This cause was originally filed by the United States on October 19, 1978. In this litigation, the United States has challenged the at-large method of electing the Dallas County Commission and the Dallas County Board of Education as violative of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971 and 1973, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The Government alleges essentially that the at-large electoral system unconstitutionally dilutes or cancels the voting strength of the black population of Dallas County. The…
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- United States v. Dallas County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Collins v. City of Norfolk, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1984
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