514 F. Supp. 452 - Bailey v. Vining’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (Civil Rights Act of 1957) · 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (§ 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Relies on Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · City of Mobile v. Bolden · White v. Regester · East Carroll Parish School Board v. Marshall · Zimmer v. McKeithen
Most-quoted passages
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“maintained for the specific purpose of limiting the county's ... black residents' ability to meaningfully participate”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“blacks have not shared equally in the political process in Putnam County.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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