Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Joseph S. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Josephs. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council
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No. 676702
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Joseph S. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Josephs. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council
No. 676702 · Decided August 22, 1994
No. 676702·Fourth Circuit · 1994·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
August 22, 1994
Citation
No. 676702
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Joseph S. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Josephs. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Joseph S. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., a New York Nonprofit Corporation Columbia, South Carolina Branch of the Naacp, Inc. Norman P. Pendergrass, Sr. Adell T. Adams Benjamin E. Adams, Sr. Beatrice T. McKnight and Mildred W. McDuffie Sam Davis, for Themselves and for Others Similarly Situated, the City of Columbia, South Carolina, a Public Body Corporate Robert D. Coble, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Columbia E.W. Cromartie, Ii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Luther J. Battiste, Iii, Individually and as Mayor-Pro-Tem of the City of Columbia Francenia B. Heizer Jim D.N. Papadea Anne M. Sinclair Osborne Hamilton, Jr., Individually and as Members of the Columbia City Council Marsha Duffy, Individually and as Chairperson of the City of Columbia Election Commission Andrew J. Lewis John E. Montgomery, Individually and as Members of the City of Columbia Election Commission, and Tony L. Myers Josephs. Azar, Individually and as Candidates for Columbia City Council in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on August 22, 1994.
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