Legal Opinion
France v. Pataki
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 29, 1999No. 92 CIV. 1144 JES, 92 CIV. 7739 JESPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge.
This action is brought under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 Mary France, Atchuda Barkr, Patrick Hayes, Blanca Torres Hayes, James Baker, and Sandra Rivers, (the “Mary France plaintiffs”) and Angelo Del Toro and Pilar Santiago (the “Del Toro plaintiffs”) challenge the present method of selection of New York State Supreme Court Justices in New York City. Plaintiffs contend that this system denies the Latino and African-American population of the City an equal opportunity to participate in the political process in…
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