Minority Vote Dilution

23 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count · see the citation graph · browse and sort

• Citizens FOR A Better Gretna v. City OF Gretna
  834 F.2d 496· 5th Cir.· 1987-12-23 ·cited 41×
  The court held that the district court's finding of a Voting Rights Act Section 2 violation was not clearly erroneous, affirming the injunction against Gretna's at-large election system.
• League OF United Latin Am. Citizens v. Midland Indep. Sch. Dist.
  812 F.2d 1494· 5th Cir.· 1987-03-27 ·cited 31×
  The district court erred in finding that Black and Hispanic voters were a politically cohesive unit under Gingles, and in rejecting the school board's proposed election plans without sufficient justification.
• In re Constitutionality of Senate Joint Resolution 2G
  597 So. 2d 276· Fla.· 1992-05-13 ·cited 30×
  The Florida Supreme Court upheld Senate Joint Resolution 2G, the 1992 legislative apportionment plan, finding it satisfied equal protection requirements, geographic contiguity standards, and did not unlawfully discriminate against racial or language minorities under the Voting Ri
• League OF United Latin Am. Citizens Council NO. 4434 v. Clements
  914 F.2d 620· 5th Cir.· 1990-09-28 ·cited 29×
  The court held that the Voting Rights Act, as amended, does not apply to judicial elections because judges do not represent constituents in the same way as other elected officials.
• Zelma C. Wyche v. The Madison Parish Police Jury
  635 F.2d 1151· 5th Cir.· 1981-02-02 ·cited 19×
  The court concurred in the result to await 1980 census figures before ordering a new redistricting plan, acknowledging potential constitutional violations in the current plan.
• Parnell v. Rapides Parish Sch. Bd.
  563 F.2d 180· 5th Cir.· 1977-11-17 ·cited 19×
  The court held that the district court did not err in finding the LeBlanc reapportionment plan invalid due to its use of multi-member districts and vote dilution, but modified the remedy to order police jury elections sooner.
• Fanny Paige v. Gray
  538 F.2d 1108· 5th Cir.· 1976-09-15 ·cited 18×
  The court vacated the district court's judgment and remanded, holding that the validity of the 1947 at-large election law should be re-examined under more recent dilution precedents, and the district court should reconsider its remedial plan in light of Supreme Court pronouncemen
• DeGrandy v. Wetherell
  794 F. Supp. 1076· N.D. Fla.· 1992-05-29 ·cited 12×
  The court adopted a new congressional redistricting plan for Florida, finding the existing plan unconstitutional and ensuring compliance with the Voting Rights Act and equal population requirements.
• Westwego Citizens FOR Better Gov't v. City OF Westwego
  946 F.2d 1109· 5th Cir.· 1991-10-28 ·cited 11×
  The court held that the plaintiffs have prevailed on their claims under the Voting Rights Act, finding that Westwego's at-large method of electing aldermen dilutes the voting strength of black citizens.
• Latino Political Action Comm., Inc. v. City OF Boston
  784 F.2d 409· 1st Cir.· 1986-02-19 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the City of Boston's districting plan did not violate the Voting Rights Act of 1982, as plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the plan denied minority groups equal access to the political process.
• In re Constitutionality OF Senate Joint Resolution 2G
  601 So. 2d 543· Fla.· 1992-06-25 ·cited 8×
  The Florida Supreme Court modified a previously approved Senate apportionment plan after the U.S. Department of Justice objected to the Hillsborough County portion under the Voting Rights Act, adopting the Humphrey-Reaves plan to create a strengthened minority district with a rea
• Whitfield v. The Democratic Party OF the State OF Ark.
  890 F.2d 1423· 8th Cir.· 1989-12-07 ·cited 8×
  The court affirmed the district court's finding that the primary run-off requirement diluted votes of black citizens in Phillips County, Arkansas, violating the Voting Rights Act.
• Houston v. Haley
  859 F.2d 341· 5th Cir.· 1988-11-01 ·cited 8×
  The dissenting judge argues that the majority's statistical analysis is flawed and that the proposed alternative electoral system should be mandated to protect Black political participation.
• Campos v. City OF Baytown
  849 F.2d 943· 5th Cir.· 1988-07-07 ·cited 8×
• Black Voters Matter Capacity Bldg. Inst., Inc. v. Sec'y, Fla. Dep't of State
  415 So. 3d 180· Fla.· 2025-07-17 ·cited 4×
  Florida's Supreme Court upheld the 2022 congressional redistricting plan (Enacted Plan) against a challenge that it violated the Fair Districts Amendment by diminishing Black voters' ability to elect their preferred representative in North Florida. The court held that although th
• Monroe v. City OF Woodville
  897 F.2d 763· 5th Cir.· 1990-03-22 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the district court's finding of no political cohesion among black voters was not clearly erroneous, despite evidence of racial bloc voting.
• Chisom v. Buddy Roemer
  850 F.2d 1051· 5th Cir.· 1988-07-26 ·cited 2×
  The panel majority erred in partially lifting the district court's stay, allowing the candidate qualification period to proceed despite evidence of minority vote dilution.
• Harvell v. Ladd
  958 F.2d 226· 8th Cir.· 1992-03-02
  The court held that the district court failed to make sufficiently detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law as required in Voting Rights Act cases, necessitating a remand for further findings. The court also affirmed the denial of Rule 11 sanctions.