Legal Opinion
Davis v. Mann
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1964No. 69PublishedCited by 267 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
Presented for decision in this case is the validity, under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, of the apportionment of seats in the legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Plaintiffs below, residents, taxpayers, and qualified voters of Arlington and Fairfax Counties, filed a complaint on April 9, 1962, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in their own behalf and on behalf of all voters in Virginia similarly situated, challenging the apportionment of the Virginia General Assembly. Defendants, sued in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mann v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1962
- Brown v. SaundersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
3Cited by267 opinions
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- Mahan v. HowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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