Legal Opinion
Woods v. Hamilton
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 3, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-873, 78-905PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
These § 5 voting rights cases 1 are before this court based on plaintiffs’ complaints asking this court to enjoin enforcement of Ordinances # 223 and # 224 of August 3, 1976, and a Resolution of July 6, 1976, 2 which implement “Home Rule” in Charleston County. Plaintiffs contend that these enactments constitute changes “with respect to voting” to which the Attorney General has objected in the exercise of his § 5 authority. 3 Additionally, plaintiffs challenge certain practices of the County Election Commission and Board of Voter Registration in connection with an unsuccessful Home Rule…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mandel v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Morris v. GressetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Duncan v. County of YorkSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- Miller v. VitekDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Greenville School v. Western Line SchoolMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- County Council of Sumter County v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Dupree v. MabusDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1991
- Dotson v. City of Indianola, Miss.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1981
- Lake v. State Bd. of Elections of North CarolinaDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1992
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