Legal Opinion
Washington v. Finlay
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1981No. 80-1277PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This is a vote dilution case in which the plaintiffs, asserting rights under the first, thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971, 1973, and 1983, allege that the purpose and effect of the at-large election system for constituting the City Council in Columbia, South Carolina, is to dilute the voting rights of black citizens. The district court held against the plaintiffs on the merits, expressly determining that the at-large system did not violate the fourteenth or fifteenth amendments, and, without specifically addressing…
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- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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