Legal Opinion
James v. Humphreys County Board of Election Commissioners
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided October 4, 1974No. GC 72-70-KPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KEADY, Chief Judge.
On July 7, 1972, six black citizens of Humphreys County, Mississippi, filed this suit individually and as a class action on behalf of all black qualified and registered voters of the county and all black qualified candidates offering for county and district elective offices, seeking to set aside the general election held November 2, 1971, secure a new election, and obtain equitable relief for future elections. 1 By their second amended complaint filed November 2, 1973, plaintiffs charged that various acts of pervasive racial discrimination by county…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Adderley v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. James B. Godwin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
- O'NEAL v. SimpsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Saint Landry Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Brown v. DeanDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1982
- Hart v. KingDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1979
- Texas Supporters of Workers World Party Presidential Candidates v. StrakeDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1981