Legal Opinion
Morris v. Board of Estimate
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 21, 1984No. 81 CV 3920 (ERN)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEAHER, District Judge.
In December 1981, plaintiffs filed suit charging that the New York City Board of Estimate (“Board”) deprived them of equal protection under the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. More precisely, as Brooklyn residents, plaintiffs maintained that sections 61 and 62 of the New York City Charter, outlining the Board’s legislative plan, devalued their ballots by violating the one person, one vote rule. See 1 New York City Charter & Ad.Code Ann. §§ 61-62 (Williams Press 1976 & Supp.1982-83).
In December 1982, however, the court held…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- City of Mobile v. BoldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rogers v. LodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Board of Estimate of City of New York v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Council of New York v. GiulianiNew York Supreme Court · 1999
- Morris v. Board of EstimateDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1986
- Morris v. Board of EstimateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Jackson v. Nassau County Board of SupervisorsDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
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