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At-Large Election to Districts in Memphis

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
October 27, 2023

Operation Rainbow-Push v. Shelby County Election Commission (Jon P. McCalla, W.D. Tenn. 2:06-cv- 2451)
A municipality removed a state-court action challenging an election to a commission because the members were to be selected from districts but elected at large. Observing the potential impact on candidates for other offices in the election, the district judge denied the plaintiffs immediate relief.
Subject: District lines. Topics: Enjoining elections; section 2 discrimination; equal protection; intervention; removal.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Equal Protection | Election Litigation | Enjoining Elections | Equal Protection | Intervention | Section 2 Discrimination | Voting Rights Act | Emergency Proceedings | Removal | U.S. District Courts | W.D. Tenn.