Legal Opinion
White v. Weiser
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 1973No. 71-1623PublishedCited by 319 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This case concerns the congressional reapportionment of the State of Texas.
On June 17, 1971, the Governor of the State of Texas signed into law Senate Bill One (S. B. 1), Tex. Acts, 62d Leg., 1st Called Sess., c. 12, p. 38, providing for the congressional redistricting of the State. S. B. 1 divided the State into 24 congressional districts for the ensuing decennium.1 Based upon 1970 census figures, absolute *785population equality among the 24 districts would mean a population of 466,530 in each district. The districts created by S. B. 1 varied from a high of 477,856 in the 13th District to a low…
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3Cited by319 opinions
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