Legal Opinion
Michael Clark v. Putnam County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 2002No. 01-10859PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
This action challenges the constitutionality of two electoral districts in Putnam County, Georgia. Appellants claim that these two districts were racially gerrymandered in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. After a bench trial, the district court granted judgment to Putnam County. This appeal followed.
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In 1981, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia invalidated at-large elections in Putnam County, Georgia (the “County”), concluding that this electoral system had been created and maintained with the…
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