Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Silver
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 17, 1996No. Civil Action CV-95-2591PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
2Per curiam
In June 1995, plaintiffs, Latino and African-American residents and voters brought this action alleging that the Twelfth Congressional District (12th CD), in which they reside, was unconstitutionally drawn.
Relying upon a series of Supreme Court cases beginning with Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630, 113 S.Ct. 2816, 125 L.Ed.2d 511 (1993) and continuing with U.S. v. Hays, — U.S. —, —-—, 115 S.Ct. 2431, 2433-34, 132 L.Ed.2d 635 (1995); Miller v. Johnson, — U.S. —, 115 S.Ct. 2475, 132 L.Ed.2d 762 (1995); Bush v. Vera, 1996 WL 315857 (June 13, 1996), and Shaw v. Hunt, — U.S. —, 116…
3Cases cited27 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. HaysSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Shaw v. RenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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4Cited by9 opinions
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- Montano v. Suffolk County LegislatureDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
- Favors v. CuomoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
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