Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Crowell
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided February 3, 1978No. Civ. 77-1067E, 77-1082E and 77-2691PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Chief District Judge.
These actions were brought to challenge the constitutionality of several statutes adopted by the legislature of the State of Tennessee in 1976 and 1977, which effected a reapportionment of voters in several legislative districts throughout the state. The plaintiffs in the Algood case contend additionally that the use of a two-member legislative district violates the federal and state constitutions. The plaintiffs in the Nelson case, in addition to challenging the constitutionality of the reapportionment statute there involved, urge that the practice of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- White v. RegesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Ezell Armour v. The State of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Lockert v. CrowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Cavanagh v. BrockDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1983
- Mader v. CrowellDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Covington v. North CarolinaDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2018
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