City of Rome v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1980-06-09

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Mr. Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. At issue in this case is the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its applicability to electoral changes and annexations made by the city of Rome, Ga. I This is a declaratory judgment action brought by appellant city of Rome, a municipality in northwestern Georgia, under the Voting Rights Act of 196…

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