Legal Opinion
City of Carrollton Branch of the National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Stallings
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 19, 1987No. Nos. 86-8405, 86-8661PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a challenge to the single county commissioner form of government in Carroll County, Georgia, under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and under the Constitution of the United States. The plaintiffs are appealing the district court’s judgment for the defendants, based on its finding that the creation and continued use of the single member Carroll County Commission does not violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, nor does it deprive black persons in Carroll County of their § 1983 claims by violating their rights…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Volma Overton, and Ernesto Calderon, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants v. City of Austin, and Black Citizens Task Force, Defendant-Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Hall v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- City Of Carrollton Branch Of The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People v. StallingsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Armour v. State of OhioDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1991
- Armour v. State of OhioDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1991
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