Legal Opinion
Morris v. Gressette
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1977No. 75-1583PublishedCited by 208 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The issue in this case concerns the scope of judicial review of the Attorney General’s failure to interpose a timely objection under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to a change in the voting laws of a jurisdiction subject to that Act.
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The events leading up to this litigation date back to November 11, 1971, when South Carolina enacted Act 932 reapportioning the State Senate.1 South Carolina promptly submitted Act 932 to the Attorney General of the United States for preclearance review pursuant to § 5 of the Voting *494Rights Act. 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c (1970 ed., Supp.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Barlow v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by208 opinions
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- Shaw v. RenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- League of United Latin American Citizens v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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