Henry J. Kirksey, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, Defendants

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1977-07-25

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GODBOLD, Circuit Judge: This case concerns the establishment by a court-ordered plan of voting districts for the election of county officers elected by single-member districts in Hinds County, Mississippi. 1 Hinds County is the situs of Jackson, the state capital. In 1975 the district court approved and adopted a redistricting plan proposed by the county Board of Supervisors.<f…

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