Legal Opinion
South Carolina v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 26, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 83-3626PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This case is now before the three-judge court upon motions by defendant United States and defendant-intervenor the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc. (“NAACP”) to enjoin the State of South Carolina from implementing Act 257 of Acts and Joint Resolutions of South Carolina (1983) (“Act 257”), a state senate reapportionment plan which has not yet been precleared as required by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c.1
*420Defendants assert that notwithstanding the pendency of this action the State began to implement…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Smith v. AllwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Perkins v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Smith v. BeasleyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1996
- Lopez v. Hale County, Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1992
- Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1991
- United States v. LouisianaDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
- United States v. State of La.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1997
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