Legal Opinion
Fairley v. Hattiesburg
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 11, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2:13-CV-18-KS-MTPPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion
KEITH STARRETT, District Judge.
For the reasons, provided below, the Court finds that Hattiesburg, Mississippi’s current ward plan does not dilute the voting or political power of African-American citizens in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
I. Background
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has a “mayor-council” form of municipal government, as ■provided in Miss.Oode Ann. §§ 21-8-1 et seq. The mayor-is elected at-large and wields Hattiesburg’s executive power. Miss.Code Ann. § 21-8-15.' A five-person city council wields - the City’s 'legislative power. Miss.Code Ann. §…
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