Morris v. Gressette , 97 S. Ct. 2411 ( 1977 )

Mr. Justice Blackmun,

dissenting.

In Harper v. Levi, 171 U. S. App. D. C. 321, 520 F. 2d 53 (1975), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the Attorney General’s decision not to make an independent assessment of South Carolina Act 1205 is reviewable under the circumstances of this case, and that § 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requires him to make an independent determination on the merits of the § 5 issues. See ante, at 497-498. For the reasons stated by the majority opinion in Harper v. Levi, I dissent.