Legal Opinion
Butcher v. Bloom
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1966No. Miscellaneous Docket, 198PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
Per Curiam,-
Our previous opinion in this case1 sets forth the nature, issues, and background of the litigation and obviates the need for extended discussion in the present sequel. That opinion embodied the conclusion of this Court that certain acts of the • Legislature,2 providing for the apportionment3 of both houses of the General Assembly of this Commonwealth, resulted in ah impairment of the right to. vote in conflict with the Federal Constitution and controlling decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.4 We therefore held such acts invalid and void.5
Having so concluded,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Roman v. SincockSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. TawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Davis v. MannSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Terrazas v. RamirezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
- STANDER v. KelleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- In re 1991 Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. LevinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Sincock v. GatelyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1967
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