Legal Opinion
United States v. Raines
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 29, 1960No. 64PublishedCited by 1,155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The United States brought this action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia against the members of the Board of Registrars and certain Deputy Registrars of Terrell County, Georgia. Its complaint charged that the defendants had through various devices, in the administration of their offices, discriminated on racial grounds against Negroes who desired to register to vote in elections conducted in the State. The complaint sought an injunction against the continuation of these discriminatory practices, and other relief.
The action was founded upon R. S. § 2004, as…
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