ESCAMBIA COUNTY v. McMILLAN

No. 82-1295.

466 U.S. 48 (1984)

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ET AL. v. McMILLAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 27, 1984


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Rhyne argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were J. Lee Rankin, Thomas D. Silverstein, Thomas R. Santurri, and Paula G. Drummond.

Larry T. Menefee argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs were James U. Blacksher, Jack Greenberg, Eric Schnapper, and Kent Spriggs.*


PER CURIAM.

This appeal presents questions as to the appropriate standards of proof and appropriate remedy in suits that allege a violation of voting rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment. We do not reach these questions, however, as it appears that the judgment under review may rest alternatively upon a statutory ground of decision.

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Appellees, black voters of Escambia County, Fla., filed suit in the...

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