Legal Opinion
Clarke v. City of Cincinnati
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1994No. 93-3864PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J., joined by Cleland, D.J.,
BOGGS, J. (pp. 816-17), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal the judgment entered in favor of defendants with regard to plaintiffs’ challenge, under § 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause, to the system currently used to elect the members of the city council of Cincinnati, Ohio. Plaintiffs argue that, contrary to the district court’s findings, “white bloc voting” has been present under the challenged electoral system and that this system was enacted with racially discriminatory intent. We disagree with plaintiffs, and…
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