Dillard v. Baldwin County Commission’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (§ 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Relies on 686 F. Supp. 1459 - Dillard v. Baldwin County Board of Education · 694 F. Supp. 836 - Dillard v. Baldwin County Commission
Most-quoted passages
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“John Dillard and other African American voters ['the Dillard plaintiffs'] brought suit against the Baldwin County Commission alleging that the at-large system used to elect its members violated section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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