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U.S. v. LAUDERDALE COUNTY

No. 17-60805.

914 F.3d 960 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; Judge Veldore Young-Graham, in Her Official Capacity; and Judge Lisa Howell, in Her Official Capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 1, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Anne Monta , Tovah Calderon , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Div — Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lee Thaggard, Esq. , Barry, Thaggard, May & Bailey, L.L.P., Meridian, MS, for Defendant-Appellee COUNTY OF LAUDERDALE.

Luther T. Munford , Kathleen Ingram Carrington , Butler Snow, L.L.P., Ridgeland, MS, for Defendants-Appellees JUDGE LISA HOWELL and JUDGE VELDORE YOUNG.

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

This case presents a question of statutory interpretation. The question is whether the phrase "officials or employees of any governmental agency with responsibility for the administration of juvenile justice," as it is used in 34 U.S.C. § 12601(a), includes the judges of a county youth court. Holding that...

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