Legal Opinion
Busbee v. Smith
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 21, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-0665PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
INTRODUCTION
This action was commenced by the State of Georgia pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. The State seeks a declaratory judgment from this Court that Act No. 5 of the 1981 Extraordinary Session of the Georgia General Assembly, which is the plan for reapportionment of the State’s congressional districts, “does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race.” 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. Such a declaratory judgment is necessary for the State to implement…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Johnson v. MillerDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1994
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