Legal Opinion
United States v. A. L. Ramsey, Circuit Court Clerk and Registrar, Clarke County, Mississippi, and State of Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1964No. 20596_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge:
In July of 1961 the Attorney General of the United States filed a complaint in the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi against A. L. Ramsey, Circuit Court Clerk and Registrar, Clarke County, Mississippi, and the State of Mississippi, under the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1960 (42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 et seq.). The complaint alleges that defendants, in conducting registration for voting, have engaged in certain racially discriminatory acts and practices which deprived Negro citizens of Clarke County of the right to register to vote; that these…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Victor B. AtkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Clark v. ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1962
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- United States v. MaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. State of MississippiDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1964
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