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McCORD v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

No. 85-5288.

787 F.2d 1528 (1986)

Allie K. McCORD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lipman and Robert E. Weisberg, Lipman & Weisberg, Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Mark R. Boyd, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Vincent R. Fontana, Wilson, Elser, Edelman & Dicker, New York City, for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

In this case plaintiffs, six black citizens of Fort Lauderdale and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Broward County, Florida, appeal the district court's ruling that the at-large election system for electing city commissioners in Fort Lauderdale does not violate the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. 617 F.Supp. 1093. After reviewing the extensive factual record, we affirm.

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