Legal Opinion
Bates v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 5, 1974No. 54601PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
294 So.2d 532 (1974)
Eddie W. BATES et al.
v.
Honorable Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor, State of Louisiana, et al.
No. 54601.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 3, 1974.
Supplemental Opinion April 5, 1974.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Kenneth C. Dejean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Camille F. Gravel, Jr., Robert G. Pugh, Special Asst. Attys. Gen., for defendants-relators.
Richard C. Cadwallader, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-respondents.
Jerry L. Finley, Monroe, for Aubrey S. Phillips, amicus curiae.
DIXON, Justice.
On March 22, 1974 plaintiffs brought an action to enjoin the April 20, 1974 election on the proposed…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Permoli v. Municipality No. 1 of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Ricks v. Department of State Civil ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. AmosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- The Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party the Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Driskell v. EdwardsDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1974
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