Legal Opinion
United States v. State of Texas
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 3, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-H-1681PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NOEL, District Judge.
On October 14, 1976 the United States instituted this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that discriminatory voter registration procedures and standards were applied by the Tax Assessor-Collector of Waller County, Texas to students attending Prairie View A & M College in violation of the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Twenty Sixth Amendments to the Constitution, as well as certain provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 1971(a)) and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. § 1973). In particular, the United States…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Ex Parte PoreskySupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- United States v. State of TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
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