Legal Opinion
Underwood v. Hunter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1979No. 79-1573PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants challenge Section 182 of the Alabama Constitution, which disfranchises those convicted of certain crimes. In the District Court appellants asserted four causes of action: (1) the misdemeanors and minor felonies listed in § 182 as disfranchising offenses unconstitutionally impinge upon the franchise because they deny the franchise without a compelling state interest in violation of the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U. S. Constitution; (2) the disfranchising offenses deny plaintiffs the equal protection of the laws because more serious offenses are not disabling; (3)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Moses Davis, Jr., for Themselves Individually and as Members and Representatives of a Class of Other Persons Similarly Situated v. James HowardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Augusta Clark v. Tarrant County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Jurldine A. Donaldson v. Paul v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Ralph Partridge and Betty Partridge v. Two Unknown Police Officers of the City of Houston, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Richard L. Thoen v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Property Management & Investments, Inc. v. Gerald A. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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