Legal Opinion
Hispanics for Fair & Equitable Reapportionment (H-FERA) v. Griffin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 27, 1992No. Nos. 865, 864, Docket 91-7850, 91-7968PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Two minority organizations and several individuals appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Elfvin, J.) dismissing appellants’ complaints alleging unlawful gerrymandering of councilmanic districts in the City of Buffalo. We vacate and remand.
On June 27, 1991, Hispanics for Fair and Equitable Reapportionment (“H-FERA”) commenced an action in Supreme Court, Erie County, alleging that the defendants had redistricted the Niagara and Ellicott councilmanic districts in such a way as to divide the bulk of the Buffalo Hispanic population between…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Ernest Mendel and Albert Mendel & Son, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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