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BUCHANAN v. CITY OF JACKSON

No. 81-5333.

708 F.2d 1066 (1983)

James L. BUCHANAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF JACKSON and the State of Tennessee, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avon N. Williams, Jr., Richard H. Dinkins, Nashville, Tenn., Napolean B. Williams, Jr., New York City (argued), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Harold F. Johnson, Russell Rice, Sr., Rice & Rice, Jackson, Tenn., Thomas D. Silverstein (argued), Charles S. Rhyne, Washington, D.C., for City of Jackson, et al.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., William P. Sizer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Tenn., for Governor of Tenn.

Before LIVELY and MARTIN, Circuit Judges, and RUBIN, District Judge.

CARL B. RUBIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this action in March, 1977 challenging the at-large voting procedure for electing Jackson, Tennessee's three-member Board of Commissioner's.

In their Complaint, plaintiffs alleged that the at-large system violates the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution and various federal statutes by diluting the voting strength of Jackson's black citizens and depriving them of meaningful participation...

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