Legal Opinion
In Re Apportionment of State Legislature—1982
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 12, 1982No. 68777, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
The Constitution of 1963, art 4, §§ 2-6, provides that, following the decennial census, the Commission on Legislative Apportionment1 shall establish House and Senate districts in accordance with rules there prescribed for districting and apportionment. If a majority of the commission cannot agree upon a reapportionment plan, then, upon submission of plans to this Court by members of the commission, this Court shall determine which plan complies most accurately *106with "the constitutional requirements” and order its adoption.2
*107The rules prescribed by the 1963 Constitution for districting and…
2Cases cited37 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
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Whitcomb v. ChavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Civil Service Commission v. Department of LaborMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
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