Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Halifax County
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided July 10, 1984No. 83-48-CIV-8, 83-88-CIV-8PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REASONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ORDER DATED JULY 2, 1984, GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
JAMES C. FOX, District Judge.
The United States and the Johnson plaintiffs (19 black registered voters of Halifax County, North Carolina) sought a preliminary injunction concerning the 1984 elections for the Halifax County Board of Commissioners in order to ensure that the right to vote of black citizens of Halifax County is not denied or abridged in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, as amended. 42 U.S.C. § 1973 (hereinafter, “Section 2”), and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The Johnson…
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