Legal Opinion
Kilgarlin v. Martin
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 2, 1966No. Civ. A. 63-H-390PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOEL, District Judge:
Preface
Plaintiffs ask this Court to abolish House Bill 195, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, c. 351, which reapportions1 ******the House of Representatives of the State of Texas. Having won the first round in this Court but lost the second round in the Texas Legislature, plaintiffs return here for the third round of a now-typical reapportionment struggle.
The issue now is not whether, but how, to reapportion Texas for the election of its House of Representatives. Plaintiffs vigorously urge that all members of the House should, indeed must, be elected…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Kilgarlin v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Terrazas v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- Graves v. BarnesDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
- Smith v. CraddickTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Carstens v. LammDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1982
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