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Chavis v. Whitcomb

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided February 2, 1970No. IP 69-C-23PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT’S PLAN AND ORDER FOR REAPPORTIONMENT ' OF THE LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF INDIANA

2Per curiam

This suit was tried by the three-judge court on June 17 and 18, 1969. After consideration of the legal and factual issues, the Court entered its opinion and a separate order on July 28, 1969. 1 The Court found that the multimember districting provisions of the present legislative apportionment statutes of Indiana, Indiana Acts of 1965 (2d Spec.Sess.), ch. 5, sec. 3, and ch. 4, sec. 3 (Ind.Ann.Stat. §§ 34-102, 34-104 (Burns’ Supp.1968)), as they relate to Marion County, operate to…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Hughes v. WMCA, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Chavis v. WhitcombDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1969
  4. Reynolds v. State Election BoardDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1964
  5. People Ex Rel. Engle v. KernerIllinois Supreme Court · 1965

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4Cited by13 opinions

  1. Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Mader v. CrowellDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
  3. In Re Apportionment Law, Etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Chapman v. MeierDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1974
  5. Dickinson v. Indiana State Election BoardDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1990

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