Legal Opinion
Bush v. Martin
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 5, 1966No. Civ. A. 63-H-266PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
The question is whether the Texas 1965 Congressional Redistricting Act, enacted after our conditional decree holding Vernon’s Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 197a unconstitutional, is constitutional. We hold that this new Act represents a substantial good faith effort by Texas toward the constitutional goal of population equality and is therefore valid at this time. Consequently, the injunction against its enforcement is denied, but by suitable declaratory order further jurisdiction is retained.
THE NEW 1965 ACT
Although in some respects, it is putting cart before horse,…
2Cases cited42 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
- Gray v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Toomer v. WitsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- In Re PerryTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Kilgarlin v. MartinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1966
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