Legal Opinion

Concerned Citizens of Vicksburg v. Sills

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 13, 1978No. 75-4450PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Concerned Citizens of Vicksburg, an unincorporated association, filed suit against various officials of the city of Vicksburg attacking the validity of Mississippi’s anti-boycott statutes and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. A three-*648judge district court1 dismissed the suit on the ground that prosecutions under the challenged statutes pending against six of the 49 plaintiffs required federal abstention. Because the six prosecutions have been terminated during the pendency of this appeal, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand for a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. James O. Pollard, Etc. v. Lila Cockrell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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  3. Louisiana Debating and Literary Ass'n v. City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Florida Power & Light Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency and U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Bayside Enterprises, Inc. v. CarsonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1978

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