Legal Opinion
Mississippi v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 1, 1979No. Civ. A. No. 78-1425PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
This action was heard upon plaintiff’s request for declaratory relief pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c. It concerns the validity of the Mississippi Legislature’s statutory legislative reapportionment plan, Miss. Laws, 1978, Chs. 515 and 535, H.B. 1491 and S.B. 3098, enacted in March, 1978. The hearing took place September 18-27, 1978, at which a record of more than 1500 pages of oral testimony was compiled and more than 80 exhibits received in evidence. The matter has been extensively briefed by all parties. Based…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Moore v. MolpusMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Mars Ketchum v. Jane M. ByrneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Donnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Busbee v. SmithDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
- Hastert v. State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
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