Crain's Cleveland Business reports that local federal District Court Judge Kathleen O'Malley held a hearing on a preliminary injunction on August 21, 2007 and ruled that the City of Euclid's method for electing the members of City Council violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In particular, Crain's indicates that Judge O'Malley commented that Euclid's conduct violated Section 2 of the Act. The Minutes of the proceedings in this case, Case No. 1:06-cv-01652-KMO, are not available yet from PACER on the Internet.