Legal Opinion
United States v. State of Mississippi
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided June 22, 1964No. Civ. A. 3312PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Circuit Judge:
In this action, the “Indestructible Union” member of the partnership which constitutes the government of this eoun-try makes a frontal attack upon the other member, the “Indestructible State” of Mississippi, seeking to enjoin the enforcement of certain laws of the State defining the qualifications of the “electors” who shall vote in elections for president and vice president of the United States and members of the Congress. The State of Mississippi and its people have, in the Constitution of 1890 and thereafter, enacted constitutional and statutory provisions covering…
2Cases cited84 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by48 opinions
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Willie B. Brooks v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Cecil C. Campbell, Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Sunflower County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Rebecca E. Henry v. The Clarksdale Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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