Legal Opinion
Louisiana v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 8, 1965No. 67PublishedCited by 441 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Pursuant to authority granted in 42 U. S. C. § 1971 (c) (1958 ed., Supp. V), the Attorney General brought this action on behalf of the United States in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the State of Louisiana, the three members of the State Board of Registration, and the Director-Secretary of the Board. The complaint charged that the defendants by following and enforcing unconstitutional state laws had been denying and unless restrained by the court would continue to deny Negro citizens of Louisiana the right to vote, in violation of 42 U. S. C. §…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Guinn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Davis v. SchnellDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1949
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3Cited by441 opinions
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- United States v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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