Legal Opinion
Dillard v. City of Foley
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 13, 1996No. Civil Action 87-T-1213-NPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
This case is now before the court on the parties’ joint motion for approval and entry of a consent decree. The consent decree was submitted in settlement of additional claims brought by the plaintiffs, who represent a class of African-Americans, against the defendant City of Foley, Alabama, pursuant to § 2 of the Voting Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 (West 1994), and the four teenth and fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. Also before the court are a motion to intervene and an objection to the consent decree filed by the City…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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