Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Perez
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 6, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-158PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEEBE, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs bring this class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Jurisdiction is conferred on this Court by 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Plaintiffs and defendants have filed summary judgment motions on the issues concerning the Plaquemines Parish School Board.
Plaquemines Parish School Board
Plaintiffs allege that prior to June 11, 1970, the School Board was elected from ten single-member election districts. Subsequently, the membership was reduced to five seats elected…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Phillips v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Merlis J. Broussard v. Chalin Octave PerezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Roe v. PicouSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Blanchard v. PicouLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Crowe v. LucasDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1979