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MORRIS v. GRESSETTE

No. 75-1583.

432 U.S. 491 (1977)

MORRIS ET AL. v. GRESSETTE, PRESIDENT PRO TEM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Roger Wollenberg argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Armand Derfner, Max O. Truitt, Jr., Timothy N. Black, William L. Lake, Frank Epstein, Ray P. McClain, Robert A. Murphy, and William E. Caldwell.

Randall T. Bell argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Daniel R. McLeod, Attorney General of South Carolina, and Treva G. Ashworth, Kenneth L. Childs, and Katherine W. Hill, Assistant Attorneys General.

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Turner argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. On the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Days, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Howard E. Shapiro, and John C. Hoyle.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case concerns the scope of judicial review of the Attorney General's failure to interpose a timely objection under § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to a change in the voting laws of a jurisdiction subject to that Act.

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The events leading up to this litigation date back to November 11, 1971, when South Carolina enacted Act 932 reapportioning the State Senate.

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