Legal Opinion
Latham v. Chandler
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided January 23, 1976No. GC 75-48-KPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
READY, Chief Judge.
This is a class action brought pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1971 et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the First, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments. On May 21, 1975, after evidentiary hearing and oral argument, we preliminarily enjoined defendant, Christine L. Chandler, Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Leflore County, Mississippi, from treating voter registration applications tendered by black students attending Mississippi Valley State University, situated in Leflore County, on the basis of standards and procedures…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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