Legal Opinion
Flores v. Town of Islip
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 28, 2019No. 2:18-cv-3549 (ADS)(GRB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPATT, District Judge.
This is an action brought under Section Two of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, *20552 U.S.C. § 10301 et seq ("VRA"). The plaintiffs, Hispanic residents of the Town of Islip (the "Town" or "Islip") as well as two community advocacy organizations, contest the at-large voting procedure used in the Town to elect the four councilpersons of the Town Board of the Town of Islip (the "Town Board") (together with the Town, the "Islip Defendants"). The Plaintiffs complain that the at-large system dilutes the voting strength of the Hispanic minority, in violation of the VRA. They seek a…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bartlett v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Flores v. Town of IslipDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2020
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Spring Valley Branch v. East Ramapo Central School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020
- Yang v. New York State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2020
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