Legal Opinion
Calkins v. Hare
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 26, 1964No. Civ. A. 22720PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.
The plaintiffs have challenged the constitutionality of the congressional districting in this state.
The action had been started on June 29, 1962, plaintiffs alleging in their original bill of complaint that the congressional districts then established (by Act 20, P.A.1931, as amended by Act 64, P.A. 1951) were unconstitutional. A preliminary injunction was denied by this court •on July 10, 1962. In June, 1963, effective September 6, 1963, the Michigan Legislature enacted the congressional districting bill now under challenge, Act 249, P. A.1963. Following the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Branch v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Cecil C. Campbell, Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Sunflower County, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Kilgarlin v. MartinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1966
- Ferrell v. State of Oklahoma Ex Rel. HallDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1972
- Jones v. FalceySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
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