Case: United States v. State of Mississippi
62-03312 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Filed Date: 1962
Closed Date: May 7, 1966
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Case Summary
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Hannah Christian (4/7/2026)
People
Doar, John (District of Columbia)
Hauberg, Robert E. Jr. (Mississippi)
Kennedy, Robert (District of Columbia)
Marshall, Burke (District of Columbia)
Documents in the Clearinghouse
Docket
Last updated April 19, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Civil Rights Division Archival Collection
Key Dates
Filing Date: 1962
Closing Date: May 7, 1966
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
County
H.K. Whittington
J.W. Smith
Martha Turner Lamb
Pauline Basley
T. E. Wiggins
Wendell R. Holmes
State
Mississippi
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Civil Rights Act of 1957/1960, 52 U.S.C. § 10101 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1971)
Constitutional Clause(s):
Other Dockets:
Southern District of Mississippi 62-03312
Supreme Court of the United States 64-73
Available Documents:
U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
Voting:
Case Summary of United States v. State of Mississippi, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/14550/ (last updated 4/7/2026).