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NAACP v. Hampton County Election Comm'n

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NAACP v. Hampton County Election Comm'n - Oral Argument
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Advocates
David A. Strauss (as amicus curiae supporting appellants)
Armand Derfner (on behalf of appellants)
Treva G. Ashworth (on behalf of appellees)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1015
Appellee: 
Hampton County Election Comm'n
Appellant: 
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
470 U.S. 166 (1985)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 28, 1984
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1985
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965

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The Oyez Project, NAACP v. Hampton County Election Comm'n , 470 U.S. 166 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1015)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for NAACP, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White