Legal Opinion
Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar, Attorney General of Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 2004No. 03-1082PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. Colo. Certio-rari denied.
Chief Justice Rehnquist, with whom Justice Scalia and Justice Thomas join,
dissenting.
As a result of the 2000 census, Congress allotted an additional seat in the House of Representatives to Colorado. The Colorado General Assembly failed to pass a congressional redistricting plan in time for the 2002 elections. In response to a suit brought by Colorado voters, a Colorado State District Court drew a congressional district map for the 2002 elections that took account of the new census figures and conformed to federal voting rights requirements. Avalos v.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McPherson v. BlackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Smiley v. HolmSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hawke v. Smith (No. 1)Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Ohio Ex Rel. Davis v. HildebrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- People Ex Rel. Salazar v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Humphries v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- In re HernandezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2013
- In re BelowSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2004
- Humphries v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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