Legal Opinion
Pope v. County of Albany
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 29, 2012No. Docket 11-3439-cvPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, black and Hispanic registered voters in Albany County, sue the County and the County Board of Elections (collectively “defendants”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Lawrence E. Kahn, Judge) for enacting a redistricting plan for the Albany County Legislature (“Local Law C”) in response to the 2010 United States census that allegedly dilutes black and Hispanic voting strength in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1973, by failing to provide for five majority-minority districts…
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