Friday, Oct. 25, Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson petitioned the court to expunge the records of civil rights activists Charles F. Barr, Rev. Simon P. Bouie, Rev. David Carter, Johnny M. Clark, Richard M. Counts, Milton B. Greene, and Rev. Talmadge J. Neal. The Honorable Robert Hood presided over the proceedings. Why it matters: The cases of Barr v. City of Columbia et al. and Bouie v. City of Columbia et al. reached the United States Supreme Court, resulting in landmark decisions that influenced the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.