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SOLOMON v. LIBERTY COUNTY COM'RS

No. 97-2540.

166 F.3d 1135 (1999)

Gregory SOLOMON, Patricia Beckwith, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Liberty County School Board, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lipman, Miami, FL, Robert B. McDuff, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

David LaCroix, Punta Gorda, FL, J.C. O'Steen, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, BLACK, Circuit Judge, and KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

Appellants Gregory Solomon and two other black registered voters of Liberty County, Florida, appeal the district court's judgment that the county's at-large system of electing its commissioners and school board members does not run afoul of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (1994). Finding clear error, in part because of the court's reliance on the electoral success of a black candidate during the...

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