Legal Opinion
Levy v. LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2009No. 09-1550PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge KEELEY joined.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a district court’s order holding that the school board election system of Lexington County, South Carolina, violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (“Section 2”). Appellant Lexington County School District Three Board of Trustees (the “School Board”) argues that the district court erred in its analysis by considering only the elections that took place between 1994 and 2004, and by misapplying…
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