Legal Opinion
Jessie Pendleton v. Tommy Heard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1987No. 86-4747PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
The issue in this case is whether the Tax Injunction Act of 1937 bars the district court’s exercise of jurisdiction over a complaint asserting that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is violated when a County Board of Supervisors refuses to call elections on proposed county road and bridge bonds. The district court held the Tax Injunction Act did apply to this case and dismissed the complaint for lack of jurisdiction, 642 F.Supp. 940 (S.D.Miss.1986). We reverse and remand for trial of the merits by a three-judge district court as mandated by the Voting Rights Act.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Appling County v. Municipal Electric Authority of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Arvis E. Whitman, Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector, Bienville Parish, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Iranian Students Association v. Dr. Granville M. Sawyer, President, Texas Southern UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Jessie McDonald v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- James A. Wright v. Maria Pappas, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Treasurer of Cook County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- No. 96-7751Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Douglas Place Partnerships v. City Of Madison, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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