Legal Opinion
East Jefferson Coalition for Leadership & Development v. Parish of Jefferson
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 12, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-3668PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
BEER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the East Jefferson Coalition for Leadership and Development, the Lincoln Manor Civic Association, and a number of registered voters in Jefferson Parish brought suit against the Parish of Jefferson alleging that the current plan for apportioning the seats on the Jefferson Parish council violates § 2 et seq. of the Vot ing Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1982. 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq. Plaintiffs also contend that the present apportionment plan violates their rights under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Westwego Citizens for Better Government v. City of Westwego, a Municipal Corporation Organized Pursuant to the Laws of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Theriot v. Parish of JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Clark v. Calhoun County, Miss.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- East Jefferson Coalition for Leadership and Development, Cross-Appellants v. Parish of Jefferson, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Magnolia Bar Ass'n, Inc. v. LeeDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992
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