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McCORD v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

No. 83-6182-Civ-NCR.

617 F.Supp. 1093 (1985)

Allie K. McCORD; Joseph Powell, Jr.; Rose Marie Saulsby; Ilma M. James; Margaret Harden; Alzen F. Floyd, Sr.; and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) of Broward County, Florida, on Behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA; Robert A. Dressler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale; Robert O. Cox, Vice-Mayor; Virginia S. Young, Mayor Pro-Tem; Commission Members of the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Richard A. Mills, Jr.; and John E. Rodstrom, Jr.; their successors and agents, all in their official capacities, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division.

March 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lipman, Miami, Fla., Benjamin F. Lampkin, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Clyde E. Murphy, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Mark R. Boyd, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Vincent Fontana, New York City, for defendants.

OPINION

ROETTGER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs sued the city of Fort Lauderdale, claiming violation of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 in the city's at-large elections for city commissioner.

It is important to bear in mind that an attempt to discriminate or a discriminatory motive is not required under the act following the 1982 amendment. Now, a sufficient violation is shown if a discriminatory...

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