Legal Opinion
Dillard v. Chilton County Board of Education
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided June 23, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-T-1178-N, 87-T-1179-NPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs have brought these two lawsuits on behalf of all black citizens in Chilton County, Alabama. 1 They charge that the “at-large” system used to elect the Chilton County Commission and Board of Education violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973. 2 The commission and the school board have admitted that their at-large system violates § 2. - The issue before the court is whether a settlement proposed by the parties, incorporating a “cumulative voting” scheme for the county’s commission and school board, is…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chapman v. MeierSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1707, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,668 Gloria Holmes v. Continental Can CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Piambino v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Bennett v. Behring Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Dillard v. Chilton County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Village of Port ChesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- White v. State of Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
- Dillard v. Crenshaw CountyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1990
- United States v. Euclid City School BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
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