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United States v. Alabama, 362 U.S. 602 (1960)
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United States v. Alabama, 362 U.S. 602 (1960)
United States v. Alabama No. 398 Argued May 2, 1960 Decided May 16, 1960 362 U.S. 602
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Alleging a course of racially discriminatory practices calculated to deprive Negro citizens of their voting rights, the United States brought an action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Civil Rights Act of 1957 against the Board of Registrars of an Alabama county, the individual members thereof and the State of Alabama. The District Court dismissed the complaint, holding, inter alia, that the Civil Rights Act of 1957 did not authorize the action against the State. The Court of Appeals affirmed, and this Court granted certiorari. Before the case was heard in this Court, the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was amended so as expressly to authorize such actions to be brought against a State.
Held: by virtue of that amendment, which is to be applied to this case, the District Court now has jurisdiction to entertain this action against the State. Accordingly, both of the judgments below are vacated, and the case is remanded to the District Court with instructions to reinstate the action as to the State. Pp. 602-604.
267 F.2d 808, judgments vacated and case remanded.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Alabama, 362 U.S. 602 (1960), in 362 U.S. 602, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PF7QMJPTFSJY2BS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Alabama, 362 U.S. 602 (1960). cited in 1960, 362 U.S. 602. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PF7QMJPTFSJY2BS.
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