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UNITED STATES v. SHEFFIELD BOARD OF COMM'RS

No. 76-1662.

435 U.S. 110 (1978)

98 S.Ct. 965

55 L.Ed.2d 148

UNITED STATES v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Days argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Allan A. Ryan, Jr., Walter W. Barnett, and Judith E. Wolf.

Vincent McAlister argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Braxton W. Ashe.*

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Act), 79 Stat. 439, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973c (1970 ed., Supp. V),1 requires that States, like Alabama, which are covered under § 4 of the Act, 79 Stat. 438, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1973b (1970 ed., Supp. V),2 obtain prior federal approval before...

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