THOMPSON v. ATTY. GEN. OF MISSISSIPPI

CAUSE No. 3:15-CV-620-JEG-DPJ-CWR-FKB.

555 F.Supp.3d 297 (2021)

Rickey THOMPSON; Rencie Fells, Plaintiffs v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the State of MISSISSIPPI; Lee County Democratic Party Executive Committee; Lee County Election Commission, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Northern Division, Northern Division.

Filed August 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Waide, III , Waide & Associates, PA., Willie C. Allen , Allen Law Firm, PLLC, Tupelo, MS, Carroll Edward Rhodes , Law Offices of Carroll Rhodes, Hazlehurst, MS, for Plaintiffs.

Mary Jo Woods-State Gov , Office of the Attorney General, Jackson, MS, for Defendant Attorney General of the State of Mississippi.

Margaret Sams Gratz , William C. Murphree , Mitchell, McNutt & Sams, PA, Gary L. Carnathan , Carnathan Law Office, Tupelo, MS, for Defendant Lee County Election Commission.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

In Shelby County v. Holder,1 the Supreme Court invalidated the coverage formula that determined which states were required to seek preclearance under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As such...

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