42 U.S.C. § 1971

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Cited in 510 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: Florida State Conference of the National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Browning
Florida State Conference of the National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Browning (2008) ca11 · cites it 14× “§ 1973 ; Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (a)(2)(B); and the National Voter Registration Act, 42 U.”
United States v. State of Mississippi (1964) mssd · cites it 56× “The United States of America filed a complaint invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (d), [2] 28 U.S.C. § 1345 , [3] and 28 U.”
Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of Iowa (1989) scotus · cites it 4× “§ 1912 (b) (appoint; Indian child custody proceedings); 42 U. S. C. § 1971 (f) (assign; defendant in voting rights case); 42 *307 U.”
State of Alabama v. United States (1962) ca5 · cites it 17× “For this provision prospectively governs persons found unqualified to vote subsequent to a judicial decree issued in a suit by the United States under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 (c). Under its operation, this provision avoids relitigat-ing the issue of racial discrimination with respect…”
City of Greenwood v. Peacock (1966) scotus · cites it 10× “p engaged in a drive to encourage Negro voter registration in Leflore County, their petitions stated that they were denied or could not enforce in the courts of the State rights under laws providing for the equal civil rights of citizens of the United States, and that they were…”
Common Cause/Georgia, League of Women Voters of Georgia, Inc. v. Billups (2006) gand · cites it 14× “and to enjoin its enforcement on the ground that it imposes an unauthorized, unnecessary, and undue burden on the fundamental right to vote of hundreds of thousands of registered Georgia voters, in violation of article II, section 1, paragraph 2 of the Georgia Constitution, the…”
Wilson v. Eu (1992) cal · cites it 12× “3d at page 473, the Masters were directed to be "guided by" various standards and criteria, including the applicable provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. § 1971 et seq.), the provisions of article XXI, section 1, of the state Constitution,…”
Schwier v. Cox (2003) ca11 · cites it 6× “552a (note), and section 1971 of the Voting Rights Act of 1870, 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (a)(2)(B). The district court found that Appellants could not bring a private right of action under § 1983 for violations of section 7 of the Privacy Act or section 1971 of the Voting Rights Act.”
COMMONG CAUSE/GEORGIA v. Billups (2005) gand · cites it 11× “Civil Rights Act of 1964 Alternatively, Plaintiffs contend that Georgia’s Photo ID requirement violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 by applying different standards to absentee and in-person voters within the same county and by precluding voting due to an…”
Chisom v. Roemer (1991) scotus · cites it 4× “, 42 U. S. C. §§ 1971 (b) ("any candidate for the office of President"), 1971(e) ("candidates for public office"), 1973i(c) ("any candidate for the office of President"), 1973i(e)(2) ("any candidate for the office of President"), 19731(c) ("candidates for public or party…”
Friedman v. Snipes (2004) flsd · cites it 14× “§ 1983 for Defendants’ alleged violations of Plaintiffs’ rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (a)(2)(B), and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.”
United States v. Mississippi (1965) scotus · cites it 7× “The complaint charged that the defendants and their agents had engaged and, unless restrained, would continue to engage in acts and practices hampering and destroying the right of Negro citizens of Mississippi to vote, in violation of 42 U. S. C. § 1971 (a) (1958 ed.), and of…”
— 42 U.S.C. § 1971(a) — 2 cases
State of Alabama v. United States (1962) ca5 “For this provision prospectively governs persons found unqualified to vote subsequent to a judicial decree issued in a suit by the United States under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 (c). Under its operation, this provision avoids relitigat-ing the issue of racial discrimination with respect…”
— 42 U.S.C. § 1971(a)(2)(A) — 2 cases
COMMONG CAUSE/GEORGIA v. Billups (2005) gand “Civil Rights Act of 1964 Alternatively, Plaintiffs contend that Georgia’s Photo ID requirement violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 by applying different standards to absentee and in-person voters within the same county and by precluding voting due to an…”
Brier v. Luger (1972) pamd
— 42 U.S.C. § 1971(b) — 5 cases
Cameron v. Johnson (1966) mssd
— 42 U.S.C. § 1971(c) — 5 cases
State of Alabama v. United States (1962) ca5 “For this provision prospectively governs persons found unqualified to vote subsequent to a judicial decree issued in a suit by the United States under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1971 (c). Under its operation, this provision avoids relitigat-ing the issue of racial discrimination with respect…”
— 42 U.S.C. § 1971(d) — 2 cases
United States v. State of Mississippi (1964) mssd “The United States of America filed a complaint invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1971 (d), [2] 28 U.S.C. § 1345 , [3] and 28 U.”
— 42 U.S.C. § 1971(e) — 4 cases
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