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Thomas v. Bryant

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided February 16, 2019No. CAUSE NO. 3:18-CV-441-CWR-FKBPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Carlton W. Reeves, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

In July 2018, plaintiffs Joseph Thomas, Vernon Ayers, and Melvin Lawson filed this suit alleging that the boundaries of Mississippi Senate District 22 violate § 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Defendants Governor Phil Bryant, Attorney General Jim Hood, and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann deny the allegation and dispute that any violation can be remedied in time for the 2019 election. The parties presented evidence at trial on February 6 and 7, 2019.1

On February 13, after a thorough review of the evidence and arguments, the Court advised the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Johnson v. De GrandySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Voinovich v. QuilterSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. League of United Latin American Citizens v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 2006

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Joseph Thomas v. Phil BryantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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