Legal Opinion
City of Lockhart v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 30, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-364PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN H. PRATT and JUNE L. GREEN, District Judges.
I. Introduction
This matter came on for trial before the Court on September 10 and 11,1980. Upon consideration of the trial and the entire record herein, plaintiff’s request for declaratory judgment is denied.
The City of Lockhart initiated this action pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that the adoption in 1973 of a Home Rule Charter does not have the purpose, and will not have the effect, of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- City of Rome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Beer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Lockhart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Lockhart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Lockhart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Pleasant Grove v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1983
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