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UNITED STATES v. STATE OF GEORGIA

Civ. A. No. 16373.

351 F.Supp. 444 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America v. The STATE OF GEORGIA et al.

United States District Court, N. D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted October 16, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Turner, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Harry C. Piper, III, Atty., Dept. of Justice, John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff.

Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert J. Castellani, Dorothy Y. Kirkley, Asst. Attys. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants.

Before BELL, Circuit Judge, and O'KELLEY and FREEMAN, District Judges.

Probable Jurisdiction Noted October 16, 1972. See 93 S.Ct. 232.

PER CURIAM.

ORDER

The Acting Attorney General of the United States brings this action under Section 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 [42 U.S.C. § 1973j(d)] alleging a violation of Section 5 of the Act [42 U.S.C. § 1973c]. Section 5 requires that either the Attorney General or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia approve the enactment of "any voting...

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