Legal Opinion
Sims v. Amos
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided March 17, 1972No. Civ. A. 1744-N, 3017-N, and 3459-NPublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Per curiam
On January 3, 1972, in a formal opinion and decree, 336 F.Supp. 924, this Court declared that the Alabama Legislature was malapportioned and that, as a result, plaintiffs were underrepresented in the State Legislature and were de nied the right to equal suffrage in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Pursuant to its declaration, the Court adopted and ordered the implementation of plaintiffs’ proposed reapportionment plan which was based on single-member legislative districts. 1 On January 14, 1972, plaintiffs filed with the Court a bill for…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by124 opinions
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- Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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