Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Glades County Board of County Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2007No. 05-10669PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1256BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
This is a vote dilution case. African American voters in Glades County, Florida, challenge the at-large method of electing members of the County Commission and School Board, claiming that it depreciates their right to vote on account of their race in violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. Following a bench trial, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied relief. The Plaintiffs now appeal the court’s judgment. We reverse and remand.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- League of United Latin American Citizens v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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- Thompson v. Glades County Bd. of County Com'RsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007