Legal Opinion
Georgia v. Ashcroft
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 5, 2002No. Civ.A. 01-2111(EGS)HPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by District Judge SULLIVAN, in which Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS joins, and in which Senior District Judge OBERDORFER joins in Parts III.C.2. and III.C.3. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS, in which District Judge SULLIVAN joins. Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Senior District Judge OBERDORFER.
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
This is an action for declaratory judgment commenced by the State of Georgia under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c (1994) (“Section 5”). The State seeks a declaratory…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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