United States Eleventh Circuit

Changes in internal rules and procedures by which the Georgia General Assembly enacts local legislation are not subject to the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 USC 1973 et seq.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2001
• Published 12/21/2001

Judges

• BIRCH, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, COX and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• T. Joshua Archer, Michael J. Bowers, Matthew B. Ames, Meadows, Ichter & Trigg, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kyle A. Pearson, Dennis R. Dunn, GA Dept. of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.