Filed Date: 1965
Closed Date: May 2, 1966
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[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a case in which the plaintiffs alleged that Texas poll taxes had the effect of disenfranchising poor people and African-Americans and argued that these taxes should therefore be eliminated. The case was filed in 1966, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Summary Authors
Jazmyne Barto (2/12/2025)
Doar, John (District of Columbia)
Katzenbach, Nicholas de B. (District of Columbia)
Murphy, John L. (District of Columbia)
Last updated April 27, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Texas
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Special Collection(s):
Civil Rights Division Archival Collection
Key Dates
Filing Date: 1965
Closing Date: May 2, 1966
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States Attorney General
Plaintiff Type(s):
U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
State of Texas (Travis), State
Cecil A. Myers (Austin, Travis), City
Jack Roche (Austin, Travis), City
Lester Palmer (Austin, Travis), City
Travis County Democratic Executive Committee (Travis), County
Travis County Republican Executive Committe (Travis), County
Fritz Robinson (Travis), County
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Order Duration: 1966 - None
Issues
Voting: