Legal Opinion
John Monroe v. City of Woodville, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1987No. 86-4414PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment against and dismissal of their claim that their voting rights are violated by the defendant city’s electoral system, which allegedly dilutes the voting strength of blacks, 636 F.Supp. 423. We reverse the judgment entered by the district court and remand for further proceedings.
I
According to the 1980 national census, the defendant City of Woodville, Mississippi (“the city”) has a population of 1,512 residents. Of the city’s voting-age population of age 18 or older, 632 residents are black (60.5%) and 412 residents are white…
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