Legal Opinion
Derrickson v. City of Danville
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 1988No. 87-2385PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
This case began as a suit under the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973-73bb-l, seeking an injunction against the at-large system used by the City of Danville, Illinois, to elect its municipal government. The City, its four elected Commissioners, and its corporate counsel (collectively the Commissioners) were among the defendants. Under the system then used in Dan-ville, the Commissioners possessed both legislative and executive powers.
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The plaintiffs and the Commissioners immediately began to negotiate and soon produced a draft consent decree providing for the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Alfonso Avitia, and Diane Larsen v. Metropolitan Club of Chicago, Incorporated, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Willie Williams, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Michael P. Lane, Director of the Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Frank McNeil Individually and as Representatives of a Certified Class v. Springfield Park District and Springfield School District No. 186, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Bonnie Rateree, Ken Vaughn, William Gardner, Leander Brown, Plaintiffs v. Damon Rockett, Frank Piekarski, Otis GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Wright v. City of DanvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
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