Opinion

George Wallace, Sr. v. J. P. House, Individually and as Registrar of Voters of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, L. W. Davis, Etc.

515 F.2d 619
27 A.L.R. Fed. 1
1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 13832

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Filed: Jul 7, 1975
Status: Published
Author: Grooms
On the bench: Goldberg, Roney, Grooms
Cited by: 48 cases

Vacated by Wallace v. House, 425 U.S. 947 (1976)

5 aldermen responsive to a population of 5,200

How later courts described this case

5 aldermen responsive to a population of 5,200
one black candidate elected

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

GROOMS, District Judge.

I concur in Judge Goldberg’s opinion, except as to his position on the award of attorney’s fees. I concur in and adopt Judge Roney’s opinion on that issue.

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