Legal Opinion
Mallory v. State of Ohio
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided October 30, 1997No. C-2-95-381PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
GEORGE C. SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiff class asserts claims under § 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq. Plaintiffs allege, inter alia, that Defendants’ use of district-wide at-large elections to elect state judges results in the denial or abridgment of minorities’ right to vote.
The Court conducted a bench trial in this case on February 10-13, 18-20, and 24-26, 1997. For the reasons that follow the Court finds that Plaintiffs have failed to establish a violation of § 2 of the Voting Rights Act for any of the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- William Mallory v. The State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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