Legal Opinion
Ford v. White
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided April 7, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 1230PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIXON, District Judge.
This is a class action seeking injunctive relief to preclude discrimination on the basis of race and sex in the jury selection system of Issaquena County, Mississippi. In its racial discrimination aspect, this action is similar to the ones with which this Court has recently been concerned in Raiford v. Dillon, 297 F.Supp. 1307 (S.D.Miss., March 10, 1969) and Love v. McGee, 297 F.Supp. 1314 (S.D.Miss., March 17, 1969), except that here plaintiffs rely on alleged discrimination in the drawing of names for petit and grand jury panels, in addition to discrimination in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Tarrance v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. Victor B. AtkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- D. U. Pullum, and United States of America v. Austin GreeneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ford v. HollowellDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1974
- Spencer v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- George Ford v. Frank WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970