Legal Opinion
Carlos Moore v. Dewey Bryant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2017No. 16-60616PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
The upper, left-hand corner of the Mississippi state flag depicts the Confederate battle flag. Plaintiff-Appellant, an African-American, Mississippi lawyer, sued Defendant-Appellee, the Governor of Mississippi, claiming that the Mississippi flag violates his rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. The district court sua sponte ordered the parties to brief standing and the political question doctrine. In response, Defendant moved to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). Plaintiff responded and…
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