Legal Opinion
Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1976No. 75--2212PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from the decree of the district court adopting and promulgating a redistricting plan for the election of county supervisors and others1 in Hinds County, Mississippi, a central-Mississippi county and the seat of the state capital. They properly represent a class: all black registered voters of Hinds County qualified to vote for county officers elected from its districts. Their basic complaint is that the court’s plan dilutes and cancels out black voting strength for these offices. We affirm.
History of this Litigation
In 1969, pursuant to court order, the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Mars Ketchum v. Jane M. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Kirkley David, L. Little, J. E. Clark v. Pitser Garrison and Ed WareingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Debra P. v. TurlingtonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1979
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