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Connor v. Johnson

U.S.
Mar 27, 1967
386 U.S. 483 (1967)

Summary

In Connor v. Johnson, 386 U.S. 483 (1967), the only issue presented to this Court was whether the districting plan involved racial gerrymandering.

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Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI.

No. 999.

Decided March 27, 1967.

265 F. Supp. 492, affirmed.

ERRATA: " 265 F. Supp. 492" should be " 279 F. Supp. 619".

Carl Rachlin, Marvin M. Karpatkin, Arthur Kinoy, Melvin L. Wulf, Alvin J. Bronstein and Robert B. McKay for appellants.

Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General of Mississippi, and Martin R. McLendon, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.


The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the case set down for argument.


Summaries of

Connor v. Johnson

U.S.
Mar 27, 1967
386 U.S. 483 (1967)

In Connor v. Johnson, 386 U.S. 483 (1967), the only issue presented to this Court was whether the districting plan involved racial gerrymandering.

Summary of this case from Kirkpatrick v. Preisler
Case details for

Connor v. Johnson

Case Details

Full title:CONNOR ET AL. v . JOHNSON, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Mar 27, 1967

Citations

386 U.S. 483 (1967)

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