Legal Opinion
George Wallace, Sr. v. J. P. House, Individually and as Registrar of Voters of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, L. W. Davis, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1975No. 74-2654PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case and a companion case, Perry v. City of Opelousas, 5 Cir. 1975, 515 F.2d 639, also decided today, form another chapter in the long and difficult struggle to ensure equal voting rights for all citizens. In the proceedings below, the district court determined that an all-at-large aldermanic election scheme in a small Louisiana town operated to dilute the votes of the town’s black citizens in an unconstitutional fashion. The court also reasoned that the proposal of the Board of Aldermen [the Board] to adopt an election plan with a single at-large member also…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rev. Roy Jones v. The City of LubbockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Nevett v. SidesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Bailey v. Meister Brau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Jesus Salas, Agustin Negrete and Benjamin Menchaca v. Southwest Texas Junior College DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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