Legal Opinion
Moore v. Leflore County Board of Election Commissioners
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided October 18, 1971No. GC 71-84PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEADY, District Judge:
Plaintiffs, who are black voters of Leflore County, Mississippi, bring this suit in equity against the Board of Election Commissioners and Board of Supervisors of Leflore County, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against defendants to prevent them from applying Miss.Code Ann. § 2870 as amended in 1966 so as to provide for election of supervisors from the county at large rather than by districts. 1 Claiming a violation of § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, plaintiffs invoke federal court jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and (4), 2201 and 2202 and 42…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by13 opinions
- F. D. Reese, Etc. v. Dallas County, Alabama, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Moore v. Leflore County Board of Election CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Horry County v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- Heggins v. City of Dallas, Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
- Moore v. Leflore County Board of Election CommissionersDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1972
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