Case Summary
In the waning weeks of the Biden Administration the United States Department of Justice filed this lawsuit against Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and its Mayor alleging that the method of election for the City Council of Hazleton violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania - No. 3:25-cv-45
- Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief - 1/7/25
- Case Assignment Order - 1/10/25
- Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 3/10/25
- Order - 3/24/25
- Defendants' Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 3/24/25
- United States' Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Opposition Brief - 4/1/25
- Order - 4/3/25