United States v. Berks County, Pa.

MEMORANDUM

BAYLSON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This action arises from the election practices and procedures of Berks County, Pennsylvania, that plaintiff the United States of America (“Plaintiff’ or “the Government”) alleges violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq., and the guarantees of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. For the reasons that follow, Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be granted.

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