Legal Opinion
Smith v. Clark
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided February 26, 2002No. CIV.A. 3:01-CV-855WSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.
Today we have enjoined the defendants from implementing the congressional redistricting plan for the 2002 primary and general election that was adopted by the Hinds County, Mississippi chancery court. We have ordered the defendants to conduct said congressional elections based on this court’s plan issued on February 4, 2002. The basis for this injunction and order is reflected in our opinion of February 19, that is, the failure of the timely preclearance under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of the Hinds County Chancery Court’s plan. The opinion that follows,…
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