Legal Opinion
Greenwald v. Board of Supervisors
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 27, 1983No. Nos. 82 Civ. 5488, 82 Civ. 5596PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
These are two related actions which seek to declare that the plan of apportionment for allocating votes to the members of the Board of Supervisors of Sullivan County (the “Board”) is unconstitutional because it allegedly denies residents of towns within the County equal representation. The challenge in each action rests upon a different theory. But at the center of each attack is the use of an adjusted weighted voting plan that apportions voting power among members of the Board.
Sullivan County is geographically part of New York State’s southern tier at…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Farrell v. Lautob Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Greenwald v. BOARD OF SUP'RS OF COUNTY OF SULLIVANDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Longway v. Jefferson County Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Muntaqim v. CoombeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Longway v. Jefferson County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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