Legal Opinion
LUCAS Et Al. v. TOWNSEND Et Al.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 30, 1988No. A-898PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice Kennedy, Circuit Justice.
This is an application to enjoin a bond referendum election scheduled for May 31, 1988, in Bibb County, Georgia. The applicants are five black citizens registered to vote in Bibb County. On May 27, 1988, a three-judge District Court for the Middle District of Georgia declined to issue an injunction, concluding that the applicants had failed to establish that holding the election now contemplated would violate §5 of the Voting Rights Act, 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c. The United States has submitted, and I have reviewed, a memorandum advising…
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