NAACP v. NEW YORK

No. 72-129.

413 U.S. 345 (1973)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, NEW YORK CITY REGION OF NEW YORK CONFERENCE OF BRANCHES, ET AL. v. NEW YORK ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Greenberg argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were James M. Nabrit III, Eric Schnapper, Nathaniel R. Jones, and Wiley Branton.

A. Raymond Randolph, Jr., argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold and Assistant Attorney General Norman. George D. Zuckerman, Assistant Attorney General of New York, argued the cause for appellee the State of New York. With him on the brief were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, John G. Proudfit, Assistant Attorney General, and Judith T. Kramer, Deputy Assistant Attorney General.


MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal from a three-judge district court for the District of Columbia comes to us pursuant to the direct-review provisions of § 4 (a) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89-110, 79 Stat. 438, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973b (a).1 The appellants2 seek review of an order dated April 13, 1972...

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