Legal Opinion
Hathorn v. Lovorn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 9, 1982No. 81-451PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
We granted certiorari to decide whether a state court may order implementation of a change in election procedure over objections that the change is subject to preclearance under §5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.1
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Since 1960, the Louisville School District has been coextensive with Winston County, Miss. Until last December, the Louisville mayor and city aldermen appointed three of the five members of the District’s Board of Trustees, and Winston County voters residing outside Louisville elected the other two members.
In 1964, the Mississippi Legislature enacted a statute providing in…
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