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FONTHAM v. McKEITHEN

Civ. A. No. 71-2631.

336 F.Supp. 153 (1971)

Michael R. FONTHAM et al. v. John J. McKEITHEN, Governor of the State of Louisiana and Member of the Board of Voter Registration, et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

December 7, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Fontham, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Weldon A. Cousins, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Louisiana, New Orleans, La., for defendants McKeithen, Aycock, Garrett, Gremillion, Papale and Bankston.

John Mamoulides, Jacob J. Amato, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, La., for defendant, Altobello.

Before WISDOM, Circuit Judge, and WEST and GORDON, District Judges.

R. BLAKE WEST, District Judge:

A three-judge court was convened in this matter to consider the constitutionality of various Louisiana durational residency requirements as pre-conditions for voter eligibility in a State general election. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin officers of the State of Louisiana from enforcing State statutes which are allegedly in violation of the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the United...

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