Legal Opinion
Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1975No. 73-1475PublishedCited by 334 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Marshall, announced by Mr. Chief Justice Burger.
The appellees brought this action to challenge a plan redistricting the justice of the peace precincts in Harris County, Tex. Because the plan provided for consolidation of several precincts, three justices of the peace and two constables lost their jobs. These five officials, along with two voters from the defunct precincts, sought to enjoin implementation of the redistricting plan on the ground that the Texas statute providing for their removal from office at the time of redistricting denied them the equal…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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