Legal Opinion
Andrew Ramos, Jesus Trinidad, Jr. And Bruno Martinez v. Alfred H. Koebig
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1981No. 79-2316PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the recurring issues of distinguishing between legislative and court-ordered reapportionment plans, determining the procedures to be undertaken by a district court following judicial invalidation of a prior plan, and determining when a plan enacted in response to judicial invalidation of a prior plan is subject to the preclearance requirements of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. After considering plans submitted both by plaintiffs and the City Council, the district court approved the Council’s plan…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Gaffney v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Victoria Posada v. Lamb County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Bert Williams v. John R. LeatherburyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Commissioners Court of Medina County, Texas v. United States of America Antonio Garcia, IIICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Larios v. CoxDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2004
- Daggett v. KimmelmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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