697 So. 2d 447 - Henry v. Henderson’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1973C (§ 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Relies on Powell v. McCormack · Allen v. State Board of Elections · Presley v. Etowah County Commission · Roudebush v. Hartke · Connor Et Al. v. Waller, Governor of Mississippi, Et Al.
Most-quoted passages
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“The [c]onstitution gives authority to each house to judge the return and election of its own members. Return and election includes the proper number of votes cast for each candidate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Feehan v. Marcone
How this case has been treated — in progress
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