Legal Opinion
United States v. Mayton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1964No. Nos. 21014, 21032PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The serious question presented by this case may be simply stated. What is the proper role of the District Judge in the administration of § 601(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 following the finding of a pattern or practice of voter racial discrimination ? 1 The underlying facts are these.
*156On August 27, 1962, the United States, pursuant to the authority granted in § 131(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957,2 filed a complaint in the District Court which alleged that the defendants, the State of Alabama and the Registrars of Perry County, Alabama 3 had engaged in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hattie Brazier v. W. B. CherryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- State of Alabama v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by54 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Rush Pettway and Peter J. Wrenn v. American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Ironworkers Local 86Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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