Legal Opinion
Connor v. Finch
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided January 17, 1977No. Civ. A. 3830(A)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This is the third, and the last, of a series of decrees reapportioning the Mississippi Legislature. 1
The first decree reapportioned the State Senate from multiple member to single member districts, August 24, 1976, 419 F.Supp. 1072 (S.D.Miss., 1976).
The second decree reapportioned the House of Representatives from multiple member to single member districts, September 8, 1976, 419 F.Supp. 1089 (S.D.Miss., 1976).
The private plaintiffs and the Department of Justice have filed objections. To improve upon discrepancies involving contiguity and population, the reapportionment of the House of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Charles F. Zimmer, Stewart Marshall, Intervenor-Appellant v. John J. McKeithenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- East Carroll Parish School Board v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Connor Et Al. v. Waller, Governor of Mississippi, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Mississippi v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Connor v. WinterDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1981
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Connor v. FinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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