Dismissed Tennessee A. & I. Freedom Riders Win Right to Hearing in Federal Court
Press Release
January 3, 1962

Cite this item
-
Case Files, Thornburg v. Gingles Working Files - Guinier. Legal Research on Congressional Record S6784-S6794, 1982. 2c3768cc-e092-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/1d79a972-2140-4c21-ac19-70d5fde54a70/legal-research-on-congressional-record-s6784-s6794. Accessed August 19, 2025.
Copied!
4r*/{72 ("t- t, *r! L/ofoA , 6 >/f-rrc/r. lY>r- 7t'f"trl [ ]+r (t,^9 u*'ffi'f dcr' 6 7f7- )rf" Wr,+(* s ,ffi/-t -"-----*--- n-* )-(r/ e fr,4 (i*rrtf ^ d' 6|rz r "! 7 /ai/rt,/ * S*F'/oo'; e n' *4o* # 4"*''/'/'';n-* /bAf K frl'/ t/o{ ld -eaL srL /ut144 *'T-l f #; "b *b*{+, /.rAfu*-* /"'Y'Ll/"1/* / ffi i" 6r"fh*' ,,-il-/, -/*/..4ryP/fu tr^*ffi% ru, -A ,Jd) ,il 1t/il* / Arfr * ,;. )2r*/ / oq /r<.trr ?ff % )IrtLo, -,H,#L)ruy-,7,*,-*r, East LIl Cong. Rec. (daily ed.) s6956-6s s6 96 7-69 Amend 1875 to strike Section 3 from the(rejected, 15-8I ) Amend 1897 - to equlre proportional member s limit jurisdiction of courts representation or quot.as inof a protected class s6 96 9-70 s5977-82 s6 982-3 s6983 s6985-89 s6989-98 s6998-7000 s 70 75- 8l s 70 83 -86 s70B7-90 s7092-94 s7098 to allow cour or quotas ts to order pro- ( rejec ted , 94-1 ) 4 or 5 of the voting Rights Act would be brought inthe u-s. district court ordinarily having venue oversuqh c.ASes (re jected, 3I-65) . (!E@ Amend 1026 - to provide furrher clarificarionEf-ElIlngual provisions (adopted by voice vote).stevens: Amend 1027 - proviaing tlat nothing shal1prohibit the Attorney G-nerar fiom consentini to anentry of judgment if, based upon a showing oi objectiveand compelling evidence by tha plaintiff, and up";- - investigation, the Attorney Genlral is satisfied thatthe state or political subEivision has complied withthe requirements of section 4(a) (t); and that any ?ggrieved party may as of right intervene at any stagein such action. (modified aia agreed to, 569g9lEast: Amend 1868 to extend present bailout pro_visions for 10 years, to provide that jurisdictions which eliminated use of tests and deviies woul.d auto-matrcally bailout at close of 10-year period for whichAct is extended, and to provide ti:at, irring the inierrm,such juri.sdictions would have opportunity to bail out,i'f during 5 years preceding baiiout, they had not vio-lated law wirh respect to denying or auriaging righr_- tovote because of race, color, or beinq member oflanguage minoriry 1.e3e.teJ i i;-;;i.'' 'r!urlrvs! vr / -\ stevens: Ameno 1028 - to apply resuLts test of section(? /2 Lo ba:.iout burden of prooi (re jecteo, 3g-59) . ---\r-l stevens: Amend r0z9 - to change bairout provision inbill to permi.'. a state to bailout even r f some of i t_scounties have not quai if ieo ire jec._ec, 32_5g,) . EasE:--Arnwde that, after August 6,1982, dny legal action brought under either section June I 8 II a i t ,i Hayakawa: Ameno rgjg - to repeai cercain provisionsrelating to bilingrral el ect i nn regui.remehts (re jected, JZ_51icochran: Amend 1898 - natronwioe precLearance w:.thsubmission of any changes under prLclearance provlsicnsto the appropriate district courr ot the united siates(rejected, 76-74). Nunn: Amend 1030 - to provioe timely decision byAttorney General under preclearance i."3ecteo, :-g_::).Denton: Amend 1876 - new bai.r out stanEarc (re jectec, 19-73). stevens: Amend 1031 - to crarify phrases ,'anywhere in territory" and "aIr governmental. units wi.thin itsterritory" under bailout provision (rejected, 2g_6A) .(P. s7106 ) B9 Ji*.