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Hathorn v. Lovorn

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Advocates
James C. Mayo (on behalf of the Petitioners)
William Bradford Reynolds (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae)
Laurel G. Weir (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-451
Petitioner: 
Hathorn
Respondent: 
Lovorn
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
457 U.S. 255 (1982)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 27, 1982
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 15, 1982
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965

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The Oyez Project, Hathorn v. Lovorn , 457 U.S. 255 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_81_451)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Hathorn, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Voting Rights Act of 1965

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