Hollis Watkins v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of the State of Mississippi

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1993-12-22

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REAVLEY, Circuit Judge: Black citizens of Mississippi (Appellants) complain on appeal that the three-judge district court erred in calculating the amount of attorneys’ fees it awarded them under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 1973¿(e), and the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Award Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988 (West Supp.1993). Mi…

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