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SOLOMON v. LIBERTY COUNTY, FLA.

Nos. 87-3406, 87-3406A.

865 F.2d 1566 (1988)

Gregory SOLOMON, Patricia Beckwith, Raleigh Brinson, and Earl Jennings, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA, Gene Free, Chairman, Commissioner, Joe Burke, Commissioner, James E. Johnson, Commissioner, J.L. Johnson, Commissioner, John T. Sanders, Commissioner, their successors and agents, all in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees. Gregory SOLOMON, Patricia Beckwith, Raleigh Brinson and Earl Jennings, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, FLORIDA, Ras Hill, Chairman, Joseph C. Combs, Tommy Duggar, W.L. Potter, Herbert Whittaker, members of the Liberty County School Board, their successors and agents, all in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jack F. White, Jr., Hal A. Davis, Quincy, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before TJOFLAT and HILL, Circuit Judges, and HALL, District Judge.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

I.

These consolidated cases involve challenges under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (1982) (as amended), to the at-large method of electing the county commission and the school board of Liberty County, Florida.1 The commission governs the county; the board operates the county's school system. Each body has five members who serve...

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