DIETZ v. STATE OF ARK.

No. LR-C-89-175.

709 F.Supp. 902 (1989)

James G. DIETZ, Irma Hunter Brown, Jerry Jewell, William Walker, William Townsend, Ben McGhee, Dexter Booth, Individually and in their Representative capacity, Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS: Bill Clinton, Governor, in his official capacity; The Arkansas General Assembly, each member thereof not a plaintiff herein, in his official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, W.D.

March 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Harmon and Darrell F. Brown, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiffs.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., State of Ark., and Jeffrey A. Bell, Ass't Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HENRY WOODS, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, with two exceptions, are black members of the Arkansas Legislature. They bring this suit to invalidate Amendment 44 to the Arkansas Constitution. Amendment 44 reads as follows:

§ 1. Action by general assembly to protect states' rights. From and after the Adoption of this Amendment, the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas shall take appropriate action...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases