Legal Opinion
Rutledge v. Louisiana
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided August 11, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 15773PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, Chief Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
I
The Issues
Plaintiffs bring this class action on behalf of residents of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, residing outside the City of Monroe, claiming that the manner in which members of the Ouachita Parish School Board are elected, as provided by the applicable State statute, as interpreted by the Louisiana Supreme Court, is violative of their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment by denying due process and equal protection of the laws to residents of the Parish residing outside the City. They seek declaratory and injunctive relief. As a practical matter,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hunter v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Cantwell v. HudnutCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Spencer v. KuglerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Cantwell v. HudnutDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1976
- United States v. City of MonroeDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1980
- Jeremiah Taylor v. Ouachita Parish School Board, Jimmy Andrews v. Monroe City School Board, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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