Legal Opinion

Love v. Foster

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 30, 1996No. 96-30429PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, four Louisiana voters, appeal from the district court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiffs’ suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on grounds that Louisiana’s method of conducting congressional elections violates the Constitution and laws of the United States. We reverse.

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In August 1995 four Louisiana citizens, who are registered to vote in Louisiana and *1028who have a history of voting in congressional elections, filed this action for declaratory and injunctive relief. They seek this relief under 42…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCCSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Frost v. Corporation Comm'n of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
  5. Smiley v. HolmSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Millsaps v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  2. Maria Gonzalez v. State of ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  3. Love v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  4. Gonzalez v. ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  5. Love v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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