Legal Opinion
City of Richmond v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1975No. 74-201PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c,1 a State or subdivision thereof subject to the Act may not enforce any *362change in “any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting” unless such change has either been approved by the Attorney General or that officer has failed to act within 60 days after submission to him, or unless in a suit brought by such State or subdivision the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has issued its declaratory judgment that such change “does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- City of Petersburg, Virginia v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
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3Cited by181 opinions
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- Johnson v. De GrandySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Shaw v. RenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- City of Rome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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