Legal Opinion
McIntosh County Branch of the Naacp v. The City of Darien
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1980No. 78-1287PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants are organizations representing blacks who vote in the City of Darien, Georgia. They brought this suit alleging that Darien’s use of an at-large electoral system for selection of city officers dilutes the votes of black citizens, in violation of the Fourteenth and Fif teenth Amendments and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971(a)(1) & 1973. 1
All four members of the Darien City Council and the mayor are chosen from the city at large, with the top four vote-getters taking office. Darien is about 40% black, and black persons comprise about 33% of registered voters. In…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wise v. LipscombSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Fayette County Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4434 v. ClementsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Zelma C. Wyche v. The Madison Parish Police JuryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Williams v. City of DothanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Henry T. McMillan v. Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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