Dyer v. Rich

By this class action plaintiffs seek correction of population disparities which allegedly exist among the districts for the election of county supervisors in Washington County, Mississippi. These disparities, plaintiffs say, constitute invidious discrimination against plaintiffs and all other residents of the Third District — the class for whose benefit this action is being prosecuted. Defendants are the present members of the Board of Supervisors of Washington County.

At plaintiffs’ request, this three-judge district court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284. In chronological…