Legal Opinion
Belle Few Thompson, Etc. v. Max Sheppard, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1974No. 73-2519PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C., § 1983 on behalf of black and female citizens of Dougherty County, Georgia, to enforce their right to serve on grand and petit juries in the courts of that county.
A preliminary injunction at the outset of the proceedings resulted in the compilation of a new jury list, drawn by chance from county voter lists. After a hearing, the District Court approved this list. Plaintiffs are not satisfied and brought this appeal. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.
According to the 1970 Census, Dough-erty County then had…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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- United States v. JamesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Thomas C. Ramseur v. Howard C. Beyer, Superintendent, New Jersey State Prison, Robert Del Tufo, New Jersey Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- United States v. OrangeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
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