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No. 397144
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Frank Washington, Alvin Hinkle, Gloria James, Rosa Bell Jones, Walter Storrs v. Kirkman Finlay, Jr., Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia, South Carolina William C. Ouzts, Paul Z. Bennett, Rudolph C. Barnes, Jr., and T. Patton Adams, Individually and as Members of the City Council of Columbia, South Carolina Mrs. John T. (Marcia) Duffy, Individually and as Chairman of the Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia, South Carolina and Wilhelmina J. Hallman and John C. B. Smith, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia, South Carolina
No. 397144 · Decided December 23, 1981
No. 397144·Fourth Circuit · 1981·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
December 23, 1981
Citation
No. 397144
Disposition
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Frank Washington, Alvin Hinkle, Gloria James, Rosa Bell Jones, Walter Storrs v. Kirkman Finlay, Jr., Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia, South Carolina William C. Ouzts, Paul Z. Bennett, Rudolph C. Barnes, Jr., and T. Patton Adams, Individually and as Members of the City Council of Columbia, South Carolina Mrs. John T. (Marcia) Duffy, Individually and as Chairman of the Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia, South Carolina and Wilhelmina J. Hallman and John C. B. Smith, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia, South Carolina is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on December 23, 1981.
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