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Perkins v. Cross

District Court, E.D. Arkansas

Decided April 29, 1983No. H-C-79-77PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WOODS, District Judge.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

In September of 1977 the Concerned Citizens, an organization of black citizens in West Helena, Arkansas, began a boycott against Twin Center Shopping Center, the principal retail merchandizing area in that municipality. The aims of the boycott as expressed in a petition submitted to the City Council were to force aldermanic elections by wards, resignation of the Mayor, dismissal of the Chief of Police and several police officers, more black employment, and action regarding alleged police brutality. (PX 2) The boycott was led by…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Perkins v. CrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. McIntosh v. Arkansas Republican Party-Frank White Election CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  3. McIntosh v. WhiteDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1984
  4. Perkins v. CrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. Mcintosh v. Arkansas Republican Party-Frank White Election CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

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