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· 4/30/1984

Braggs v. Alabama

Citations

  • 466 U.S. 961
  • 104 S. Ct. 2178
  • 52 U.S.L.W. 3791
  • 80 L. Ed. 2d 560
  • 1984 U.S. LEXIS 2074

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  • minority population should be 65 percent of the total population in a district in order for the minority group to have the ability to elect candidates of its choice
  • minority population should be 65 percent of the total population in a district in order for the minority group to have the ability to elect candidates of its choice
  • failure to protect prison inmate from other inmates actionable under § 1983 where prison official’s conduct amounts to deliberate or reckless indifference to prisoner’s safety
  • it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to fail to use a 65% super majority in fashioning a remedy because it failed to give the minority group a realistic opportunity to elect a representative of its choice
  • minority population of 65% required to ensure fair opportunity to elect

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