Legal Opinion
Dillard v. Crenshaw County
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided May 25, 1990No. Civ. A. 85-T-1332-NPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this class-action lawsuit are African-American citizens of Shelby County, Alabama, who claim that the at-large voting system used to elect the county’s governing commission violates § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. 1 The defendant Shelby County Commission initially denied liability, but, after trial, voted to approve a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs that would change the method of election for the county commissioners. Subsequently, the commission voted to withdraw its support for the settlement and petitioned…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- White v. State of Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
- Dunn v. ALABAMA ST. UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEESSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- SHELBY COUNTY ALA. v. HolderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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