Legal Opinion
Brooks v. State Board of Elections
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided December 1, 1989No. Civ. A. File CV288-146PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
On July 13, 1988 plaintiffs commenced this action alleging violations of sections 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (currently codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 and 1973c, respectively), as well as provisions of the first, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. The plaintiffs are black voters of Georgia, some of whom are elected officials of various Georgia *1473counties, suing for themselves and on behalf of those similarly situated.1
Defendants do not contest class certification or standing.2 The defendants are…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mandel v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fusari v. SteinbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Clark v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Brooks v. Georgia State Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- White v. State of Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1994
- Brooks v. State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1994
- State of Ga. v. RenoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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