Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Modjeska M. Simkins, F. B. Drakeford, Billie S. Flemming, Freddie Jolley, Isaac W. Williams, Dorothy Drakeford, Lenny Springs, Frank Gilbert, S. T. Peden, Hyland Davis, and Marva Smalls, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. L. Marion Gressette, Individually, in His Official Capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of South Carolina, and as a Representative of the Class of Members of the Senate of South Carolina, Richard W. Riley, Individually and in His Capacity as Governor of South Carolina, Fredinan Stevenson, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the South Carolina Senate, Rex L. Carter, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and as a Representative of the Class of Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, H. Ray Ham, Margaret Townsend, Zilla Hinton, James O. Brown, and Neal D. Thigpen, Individually and in Their Capacities as Members of the South Carolina State Election Commission, Daniel I. Ross, Jr., Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, and Donald L. Fowler, Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, Individually and as Representatives of the Class of Officers of Duly Certified Political Parties of South Carolina
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No. 382319
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Modjeska M. Simkins, F. B. Drakeford, Billie S. Flemming, Freddie Jolley, Isaac W. Williams, Dorothy Drakeford, Lenny Springs, Frank Gilbert, S. T. Peden, Hyland Davis, and Marva Smalls, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. L. Marion Gressette, Individually, in His Official Capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of South Carolina, and as a Representative of the Class of Members of the Senate of South Carolina, Richard W. Riley, Individually and in His Capacity as Governor of South Carolina, Fredinan Stevenson, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the South Carolina Senate, Rex L. Carter, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and as a Representative of the Class of Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, H. Ray Ham, Margaret Townsend, Zilla Hinton, James O. Brown, and Neal D. Thigpen, Individually and in Their Capacities as Members of the South Carolina State Election Commission, Daniel I. Ross, Jr., Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, and Donald L. Fowler, Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, Individually and as Representatives of the Class of Officers of Duly Certified Political Parties of South Carolina
No. 382319 · Decided September 22, 1980
No. 382319·Fourth Circuit · 1980·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
September 22, 1980
Citation
No. 382319
Disposition
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Modjeska M. Simkins, F. B. Drakeford, Billie S. Flemming, Freddie Jolley, Isaac W. Williams, Dorothy Drakeford, Lenny Springs, Frank Gilbert, S. T. Peden, Hyland Davis, and Marva Smalls, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. L. Marion Gressette, Individually, in His Official Capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of South Carolina, and as a Representative of the Class of Members of the Senate of South Carolina, Richard W. Riley, Individually and in His Capacity as Governor of South Carolina, Fredinan Stevenson, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the South Carolina Senate, Rex L. Carter, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and as a Representative of the Class of Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, H. Ray Ham, Margaret Townsend, Zilla Hinton, James O. Brown, and Neal D. Thigpen, Individually and in Their Capacities as Members of the South Carolina State Election Commission, Daniel I. Ross, Jr., Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, and Donald L. Fowler, Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, Individually and as Representatives of the Class of Officers of Duly Certified Political Parties of 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 September 22, 1980.
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