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THOMASVILLE BRANCH OF N. A. A. C. P. v. THOMAS CTY., GA.

No. 80-7412.

639 F.2d 1384 (1981)

THOMASVILLE BRANCH OF the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR the ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THOMAS COUNTY, GEORGIA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

March 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Phipps, Albany, Ga., David F. Walbert, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Whitehurst, Cohen & Blackburn, A. J. Whitehurst, Thomasville, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES, FAY and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellants brought this action to have the at-large electoral system in Thomas County, Georgia declared invalid on the grounds that it violated the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, as well as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1971 and 1973. The District Court, apparently considering their contentions only as to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, held for defendant. We reverse and remand for reconsideration in light of our opinion...

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