Legal Opinion
Dunston v. Scott
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided January 10, 1972No. Civ. 2666PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge.
This is a class action brought by Negro voters of North Carolina seeking a declaratory judgment that three provisions of North Carolina’s election laws, N.C.G.S. §§ 163-117, 163-151 (3)b and 163-151 (2)d are unconstitutional and requesting a permanent injunction enjoining the defendants, members of the North Carolina Board of Elections, from enforcing these laws. In addition the plaintiffs urge that the enforcement of these laws be enjoined because of non-compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1971 et seq.
We hold that N.C.G.S. §§ 163-117, 163-151(3)b…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Harper v. Virginia Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gingles v. EdmistenDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1984
- Johnson v. Halifax CountyDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1984
- Janie Maynor Locklear, North Carolina League of Women Voters, Amicus Curiae v. North Carolina State Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Lucas v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Robinson v. PottingerDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
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