Legal Opinion
Blacks United for Lasting Leadership, Inc. v. City of Shreveport
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 16, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 74-272PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Senior District Judge.
I
It is our duty here to determine the constitutional validity vel non of the at-large scheme of electing Commissioners under the commission form of municipal government subsisting in the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, population approximately 194,000. Blacks United for Lasting Leadership (B.U. L.L.),1 an organization of black citizens of Shreveport, brought this class action for declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.2 *626These acronymic plaintiffs contend that, within the particular factual framework presented here,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Kenosha v. BrunoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Blacks United for Lasting Leadership, Inc. v. The City of Shreveport, Louisiana Municipal Association, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Bolden v. City of Mobile, AlabamaDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1976
- Kirksey v. City of Jackson, Miss.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1978
- Black Voters v. McDonoughDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1976
- Ausberry v. City of Monroe, La.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1978
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